What should I do???

Seeking advice here - any career path would be seriously considered.

I don’t know what to do with my life. And I’m sure tons of yall are in the same boat.

I interned at a REPE firm this past summer and really think RE is a super cool asset class, especially the D/E portion of it, yet I hate how it lacks client facing and social interaction day-to-day. Been quasi “recruiting” for PWM (coffee chats and tons of cold emails at BofA, JPM, etc). I think that would be really cool and client facing but that career is kind of trapping. My friends are recruiting for IB - both energy in Houston and NY. Awesome experience and learning but I dread working over 95 hours a week. Been considering picking up a masters to re-recruit for IB. I like the macro aspect of sales/trading but not my style. If anyone has anything at all to say I’d greatly appreciate, I
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