Need Career/Life Advice

Hello,

I'm currently a high school senior and have recently been struggling to select a career path. I have a great affinity for econ, math, and cs/problem solving and would like to combine these interests through my career. I've looked into PE, IB, MBB, and Quant roles and am not sure which one would work best for me. I like the problem solving aspect of being a quant, however, I'm quite sociable and would also one day like to move into a managerial role. I feel that as a quant I also would be limiting myself in career compensation/progression. Contrastly, for MBB, I forsee great progression as many consultants go on to be C suite executives, but to do so requires the opportunity cost of an MBA and a lower starting salary. Would IB or PE be the middle ground? Would I be able to pivot into Entrepreneurship? Also, I love learning and am super competitive if that helps.

As an aside, I'll be attending an Ivy next year, so my school shouldn't be a limiting factor, though our quant presence is quite small. 

Any advice is much appreciated!

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