European golden path in finance ?

Hi everyone !

I’m currently studying at HEC paris(top MiF 2021) and I’m seeing that the US golden path goes as sush : 2yr IBD -> 2yr MF PE + MBA -> HF

Is there any comparable path for Europe(France in particular) ? Is it impossible to hit 7 figures like in the US ? (I’m not a dumb dreamer I know that 1/100000 will hit this number even in the US)

thanks in advance for your answers !

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