MFin/MFE vs MBA (to get into IB)

Hi, I am looking to change sectors and get into IB (London/NY). Background: B.Com(Hons.) - 79% , CFA L3 passed, GMAT - 750 (Q50V42), 1 year at Barclays as finance analyst, 2 years at Teach For India (NGO -Education).

I need help: 1) Given my background, is such a transition into IB viable? 2) Should I opt for MBA or for MFin/MFE? (aim is to get into IB) 3) What are the target MBA or MFin/MFE schools for IB? Programmes I am looking forward to: MBA - Columbia, Chicago Booth, NYU, Cornell, LBS, MIT. MFin/MFE - Columbia, Princeton, MIT, LBS. 4) What schools can be added to the list? 5) Should I even aim for HBS/Stanford/Wharton?]

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