Am I making a mistake by not pursuing MBA?

I don't know what my ultimate career goal is, but for now looking to move up the ranks in IB, eventually MD level. I absolutely HATE school. I'm depressed in a classroom environment, and I have no desire to forego 2 years of promotions and pay to get into debt. Will not having an MBA hold me back?

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If you've already broken into investment banking, there is no need to do an MBA, you should be able to go A-A-VP-D-MD if you're good and nobody will care about an MBA

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.
 

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