Possible to break into banking as a jobless 26 year-old?

Hi readers,

My situation is as follows; two years gap year in college playing poker, went back to school and changed my major which costed me another 1.5years. I will graduate in December with no IB internships under my belt. Lately I finally found the motivation and courage to take hold of my own life, and I'm considering several career paths with IB at the forefront. It would take a few months for me to self-learn IB material and practice my interviews before I put in any job applications. For context I went to USC for my undergrad, currently residing in NYC. 

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Impossible is nothing. Get into a MS program, then go get an internship, get referals (you have tons of alumni in IB), and you'll get in.

 

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