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I would highly recommend getting an MBA after more work experience. We are seeing an increasing number of firms stop sponsoring the H-1 B, and an MBA also provides a more traditional path into IB. A non-MBA master's is valued less esp if you're international
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I want to work in IB in the US. Trying to figure out the way in.

Quick context: 22 y/o. European. Currently M&A analyst, previously intern, at a small boutique in Europe. Before FP&A intern. Undergrad in finance from Dutch uni (decent but not target).
Plan: STEM MSF, ride the OPT, work for 2-3 yrs, see where things go from there. Not chasing H1B, just want the runway without the lottery risk.
  1. Does this even make sense as a plan? Is MSF actually the right move to break into US IB, or is there a smarter way in I'm not seeing?
  2. If MSF is the right call, does having real deal experience already change anything, recruiting, school choice, how they see me, or does it not matter much once you're just "an MSF student" to them?
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That was helpful. Thanks!