Advice needed | Undegrad / School choice for french citizen interested in IB / Trading

Hello monkeys,

I’m posting here, hoping you will be able to help me out concerning my undergrad and orientation choice.

Background : French | 22 yo | Degree (2 yrs = 80 credits ) in the best school for hospitality management : EHL in Switzerland | interested in IB - Trading since hospitality is not really my thing...

In order to work in this field, I need a Msc in Finance (ideally HEC Paris or LBS), but for that I need to have a bachelor (undergrad degree) which I don’t have at the moment.

My question is : what are my best options in term of schools ?

Was thinking about going back to Switzerland for a Bachelor at HEC Lausanne (is it a good undergrad school ? ), considering that I could join for the next intake which would be September.

But my dream would be to go to UK or USA,Is there any possibility for a french citizen to get into an American Uni without the SAT ?

I would rather travelling and do my undergrad abroad than in Lausanne, what are the schools / uni that are worth looking at, and that I could possibly get in for next intake ? I actually prefer studying in English …

If you think of any other possibility for me to get into IB / trading other than Bachelor + Master, feel free to expose your recommendations .

Thank you very much for helping me out dear fellas,

Alexandre

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Hey there, I pretty much have the same question as you, but no one has replied! Please someone with insight on regards to this question, please reply

 
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