Is investment banking worth it?

In the media investment banking is generally portrayed as a wild time. A bunch of rich assholes surrounded by money, drugs, sex and women.

Obviously I'm sure reality isn't like that. From the accounts I've read it seems to be a very competitive workforce with long hours and an education from an Ivy.essay writer

I'm a sophomore in high school, looking to get into finance in the future, can those who actually work in this field give me the truth of the job? Should I give this field a shot? Does it pay off? What should I do to prepare myself and what education path should I take?

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