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Hi everyone,

I know the usual path is 2-3 yrs IB —> HF, but I don’t think it’s accessible to someone in my position. I’ve been looking online and talking to other professionals but no one I’ve talked to has seen someone in my position get there before.

If you could offer me any advice on how to get there I’d appreciate it :)

Graduating finance student from a non-target uni. I didn’t do so good my first two years, but I’ve been getting high GPA’s with 18-22 credit course loads every semester since.

other stats: Gpa-3.0, SIE, Eagle Scout, school managed portfolio class, no internship.

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