Slightly older graduate, any consequences?

Hi,

I am doing a bachelor's right now and am most likely graduating in 2.5 years, by then I will be 26 years old. There were 2 years during which due to serious personal problems I had to cancel semesters and/or take fewer classes per, and also a time where I was a bit unsure of what I wanted to do in life and school which slowed down my academic progress.

Is this a problem at all? Right now I'm set on finance, I like it. I'll be trying to find internships but have no work experience right now except my part-time retail job I have to pay tuition. I want to eventually get to work in trading/hedge funds/some type of slightly math-y work.

Doing a master's is something which would also interest me if I could get into a good school. I'm in Canada and not in a target, so if I could get into a good school's MFin or MFE program I guess that would help.

Anyway, is there anything I should expect coming from my situation?

Thank you.

 

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