Pros and Cons of MBA Associate

What are the pros and cons of starting your IB career as a MBA Associate versus as a Analyst out of undergrad? A second question would be how much better off are you starting your pursuit of high finance from a t15 mba program vs a non target undergrad like Baruch, Rutgers, Fordham etc.

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