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 CFA or MBA ?, to go into investment banking

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tishaban
post May 22 2014, 05:21 AM

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QUOTE(ohemmgee @ May 22 2014, 12:29 AM)
I wanna plan everything properly in advance so that I can go into investment banking the moment I graduate. I do not wanna regret not doing anything that could have gotten me into IB.
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You need to finish your bachelor's first. Taking an MBA without work experience is bullshit IMO.

If you're doing your degree in Malaysia then your chances of getting into IB is slim, but as someone already mentioned networking can do wonders.

With a few years of real work experience under your belt, you can apply and get accepted to a top b-school and increase your chances of getting an IB significantly. I personally know several people who went to Harvard, INSEAD, Columbia, Oxford b-schools straight from Malaysia. A top b-school is where their career services help you get a job. IB recruiters come and recruit on campus etc.

I also know people who went straight into IB soon after graduating their undergrad but far fewer of them.

Good luck and work hard biggrin.gif

tishaban
post May 25 2014, 11:22 PM

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QUOTE(acgerlok7 @ May 25 2014, 07:02 PM)
Dude, isit possible to enter top b-school from as a "non" famous uni grad? Ie. Must u be a undergrad grad from top unis to break into top b school?
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Yep definitely possible. They look more at the few years of work you did before rather than your undergraduate degree which is why that 3-8 years of work experience is crucial



 

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