McCombs MBA for Investment Banking

Howdy folks,

I’ve been considering going for an MBA to make a career switch into IB and am curious about the full-time McCombs MBA program. I currently work a back office role at a NG trading shop in Houston at an energy major. I graduated with a finance degree with a 4.0 GPA, albeit from a very small school in Texas and I believe I would have a good shot at getting admitted to McCombs. My goal has always been IB but there was zero chance straight out of undergrad due to my lackluster university. 
 

Is a MBA from McCombs good enough to land me an IB job or should I attempt to gain acceptance from a M7/T15 school? Do I even stand a chance getting into an elite school?

Please give me the cold hard truth,

Thanks!

Note: I’m not picky in location for an IB role, more than anything I’m just desperate to break into the industry. 

2 Comments
 

currently at tamu and i'd say you have a good shot, mccombs is prob best in state for placement into IB.

you prob can't go wrong with mccombs, rice (jones), mays, or smu though

 

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