Introducing myself - 25 year old former engineer

I'm a 25 year old former engineer, and I've recently become very interested in i-banking. I stumbled on this site tonight, and I've amused myself for the past 20 minutes or so. Can someone get into this field without a business degree, or is that required?

 

you don't need an MBA, but you'd probably have to start as an analyst.

what did you study for undergrad? where did you go? how did you do? what is your threshold for sleep deprivation?

all very important questions that can influence whether you have a shot at getting in and whether you want to.

hopefully that helps...we need a bit more background info. to answer your question, but broadly speaking, no it is NOT required...there were kids in my analyst class from liberal arts colleges that studied History.

 

I have a BS and MS in computer engineering from UT-Austin, and I finished near the top of my class for both degrees.

I don't sleep much as it is. Too much opportunity missed when you sleep. =)

Where did you take your analyst classes?

 

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