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What are the best paths to take in order to end up in IB if you don't get in directly out of Ugrad, whether it be becasue of your school, GPA, etc.? Is the only shot pretty much kicking ass at an Ivy MBA?
What are the best paths to take in order to end up in IB if you don't get in directly out of Ugrad, whether it be becasue of your school, GPA, etc.? Is the only shot pretty much kicking ass at an Ivy MBA?
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Good job experience -> High GMAT -> Top 10 MBA
what would be good job experience? Is there a "Best Field" to start out in? i.e. a corp finance division of a fortune 500? (I dunno if that would be a top one by the way).
would help if you went to work for somewhere like GE or Disney's or J&J's finance division..
or go the boutique route?
go where you will succeed, which is likely the place that you would most enjoy working for.
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