Can you break into IB with no finance background and only STEM?

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great MLK Day! I am a recent grad in Bio and plan on getting a MS in microbiology and an MBA. I have no finance experience at all. I just wanted to see if it is possible for me to actually break into IB or would it be better for me to go into biotech? (I am not an intern despite my name) 


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