Why am I “doomed”

Ok so I get that pedigree wins almost every time. I’m going to penn state world campus ( finance track )because I’m in the military and schools around me are worse than PSU. So why is it that most people say I’m doomed in getting a role in IB or HF for that matter. Should I just suck it up and go straight into MBA after?

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I’ve heard that. But they’re all from the actual smeall school not world campus but I shouldn’t dice that so quickly.

 

I’ve heard that. But they’re all from the actual smeal school not world campus but I shouldn’t dice that so quickly huh? My profs are awesome and they really do care just as much as people attending in person which is nice.

 

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