AM i good enough to be an investment banker ?

Hey guys i've been reading this forum for a while now and been liking it so far !!! I want to be an investment banker but I am wondering if my past experience would be enough for me to qualify for a job in finance. I have high school experience and academic experience but also working and volunteering experience. I wonder if I am good enough for a prestigious job like investment banking though

High school A+ all subject with experience in organizing school chess tournaments as well as being treasurer of the school sports division. volunteer being janitor/caretaker during lunch breaks was also part of my high school life. Always came out as winner of the chess tournament by the way.

University I have bachelors in 4 different fields: public administration, business administration, law and criminology. I have a 6.0 GPA in the first two(I am 50% smarter than my teachers) and 3.75 GPA in the last two field(fuck this teachers, they could not handle my critiques during class) Also during this time I have been teaching mentally disabled kids finance classes and most of them now work in what is called mergers and aquisitions

I have 3000 SAT score and 5000GMAT, became chess master (level 6000) last month and am very proud of this. Also my IQ has been tested to be around 242(this is past genius level)

I hope you guys can tell me if I am good enough to be an investment banker and maybe you can forward this resume to your MD. Thank you in advance

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