Engineering to Banking?

Hi everyone, im new to this forum! So, im studying Mechanical Engineering and i found out that engineering is not for me. Im in the third year atm. My main question is: Can an engineering graduate work for an investment bank or a hedge fund? Should i do an MBA or it wont help either?

Thank you in advance!

P.S. Im from EU, ignore any mistakes, english is not my mother language...

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Finance professionals love engineers. Engineering is incredibly rigorous, math-based, and requires critical analytical capabilities.

My Advice: Work on crafting a story as to why you want to do banking, reaching out to people within the industry, and learning as much as you possibly can. There are quite a few people who make the transition. I work at a small fund where both Managing Partners were involved in M&A and/or investment banking before starting the fund. Guess what? They both came from engineering backgrounds. Look into M&A consulting as well, hope this helps.

 

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