How easy or likely is it to move from a Consulting role, and also a Sales/Trading role, to an Investment Banker role?

I'm an undergraduate student, and these industries appeal to me. At the moment, consulting or advisory roles sound like something I would like to do but I've recently learnt a lot more about Sales/Trading and this also sounds like an exciting role.

My question is how likely, or if it's even is possible, to move to a S/T role or even a IB role after being established in consulting for a while?

Is it more that you're in one job role for good, or is it possible to move around with learning after you have been in another role for a while.

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