Attempted Pivot from Non-Business Undergrad

Career Advice

Hi all,

M27. Growing up in medical family, I always thought I wanted to be Premed and studied Biomedical Sciences in undergrad (3.6 gpa in a difficult program). I realized during my time in undergraduate that Medicine was not for me and used an MSM degree (finishing 2nd in my class) to pivot to business. Despite winning case competitions and finishing highly in our program, the only interview I secured was at a major airline in a revenue consulting role. I am looking to get into a more standard business field with more upward mobility. I am interested the most by REPE, while also being interested in IB/PE and Consulting. I have completed several financial modeling courses and secured my Real Estate license in order to target a pivot. I also have a 765 GMAT score. I feel that I am “stuck” from picking the wrong undergrad. Would an MBA be my best bet towards getting into one of these fields? What level of schools should I be targeting? I know I’m intelligent, capable, and motivated, but feel stuck career-wise on the outside looking in!

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