Top 2 Reasons you chose investment banking

I am just wondering what are the reasons why y'all decided to pursue investment banking. Here are a couple reasons I can think of although there are clearly more:

  1. Money
  2. Prestige
  3. Resume builder
  4. Peer Pressure
  5. Unsure what to do with life
  6. Genuine Interest in Modeling

Does your top 2 come from this list or do you have others? Feel free to respond.

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