For those of you who have been in banking for at least a few years -- would you still get into banking if you had to do it all over again/know what you know now?

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Yes, very few other avenues for someone from a non-target school, low income parent home to earn top dollar

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As much as I dislike banking, I agree with @Moelis1. Not a lot of other ways to get yourself set up financially if you didn't come from much.

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I am unfortunately on the same page as the others here. Non trust fund kids unite!

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Same here. Had no one to fall back on financially so ib really helped me find stability

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Might have considered software engineering as an alternative, but can't say for certain

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