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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You’re not doomed. You’re unique being that you’re serving the country so what you have to do is network with people in general and network with people who were once in your shoes and are where you want to be in the future whether it’s/ IB /PE etc. penn state has presence on the street both sell side and buyside so you’re not doomed.

 

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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