If you have a BS Wharton finance degree and work for a BB, do you start off as a first year analyst just like kids from liberal arts schools or do you get more advanced standing. Also, I heard only 30% of Wharton grads go back to get their MBA, so does that mean an MBA isn't required to transition from an analyst to an associate?
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