Investment banking ????????????????????

i have read lots of info about inverstment bankers.

is it really a good job, is breaking into i-banking really that hard, do u really have to go to tops school to get in (top undergrad or grad, which one is more important). must i get a cpa or cfa. what type of personality must u have. if i try to become one but don't make will what i learned help be on other jobs??? and what types of jobs could i get with the same edu. requ. for i-banking????????????????

This is me! No CPA or CFA. I - banks want the best MBA's. It really is as hard as the editorials make it seem if not harder. It took years of internships, grunt analyst work and 70 hour weeks. Then, off to get your MBA (from a top 10 school if you want to come back to a firm as an associate). You can do anything once you have started working as a banker. After that, any type of job you apply for after that will be cake; and employers know that. You have to be quite analytical and one heck of a critcal thinker. In my first interview, this banker at goldman sachs was asking me the typical questions then randomally said, " In 5 seconds, tell me the degree measure if the clock reads 1:35". Its tough. But you will learn all about investing, asset management, finance and team work. Great experience. Get your undergrad, work hard, get your MBA. Oh and to more clearly answer your question...they dont really care where or what your undergrad degree is in...they want to see that you recieved your MBA from a top tier school. Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Chicago etc.