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<p>First, get into a target school if you are aiming for a BB IB firm.</p>
<p>Second, make sure you have a strong GPA 3.5+, solids EC, some finance internships</p>
<p>If you can’t get an analyst position from undergrad (only CA schools for IB opps would be Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford and Caltech) then get a top 15 MBA.</p>
<p>Third, don’t assume you can get into Stanford for an MBA. In fact, it’s a crap shoot even if you are a “blue chip candidate” which it appears that you aren’t considering you are planning to apply to SDSU. </p>
<p>As for your question of UCLA Biz Econ versus SDSU business for IBanking, UCLA by a mile. A few BB recruit there but mostly MM firms, which is better than none at SDSU. </p>
<p>Can you go to SDSU and get into BB IB? Sure. You would likely do it by getting into a boutique firm (less academic pedigree sensitive) and doing well there to move up the chain of firms. The easier way would be to get into a top 15 MBA program. You can do this with solid work experience (career progression, leadership examples, 700+ GMAT, and a decent GPA).</p>