Is it plausible for me to get into PE

I graduated from a top University with a comms degree, fell into a PR role where my clients are private equity firms. The client work really peaked my interest in PE. Now I’m thinking of getting my MBA to attempt to break into PE. Is it plausible for me to break in with a MBA from a top 20 program? Or would it be more realistic to go from MBA to IB then to PE? If that’s even possible with my experience. 

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