17 Year old finding his way

Hi, I  am a student from  Malaysia (Sea).

I have a deep interest in IB and I want to get into it. I started studying the lingo and reading the financial news at the end of 2019. But as I am getting near the end of my high school life, I  don't know where to study and what to do. I really want to do IB but I have no idea where to start academic wise.

Should I study locally and try to get into Singapore IB, or should I continue studies in HK and start there. I am Chinese and speak Cantonese, Chinese, and    English. Could any experienced veterans of the finance frontlines give some advice?

3 Comments
 

You are in high school. Chill. If finance is interesting keep reading about it, but I wouldn't recommend spending the next 5/6 years of your life worrying about IB. Keep it in the back of your mind as you make a few choices here and there, but have a good time and do what sounds fun and interesting.

 

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