I’m already working in PE, making $120k+ bonus and also trade on the side. Does it make sense for me to go back to school for an MBA (26 y/o) want to stay in finance or maybe change to consulting as I’m more of a people person. Did finance and minor in accounting at a non target university but one of the best public ones. Horrible at standardized tests so would probably take me a long time to score 700+ in the GMAT. Any thoughts/advice?

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Deciding to get an mba is very much a personal decision. It will be impossible for anyone on here to give you an answer for your personal situation.

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It depends on your goals and to what degree an MBA would actually help

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I thought PE was supposed to make 300K+. Is that only at certain levels?

I’m a child. C3, could you please explain?

Maybe don’t decide until you get your gmat score back?

Invest in studying on your free time, see what score you get back and then estimate the amount of work you’ll need to do to get the score you need to be competitive and THEN decide if it’s worth it

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