Distressed Credit Analyst to Sell Side or Buy Side ER after MBA?

Hi guys, I wanted to get your thoughts on this.

So I’ve been working as a sell-side distressed credit analyst writing reports on and analyzing distressed corporate credits, restructuring, workouts and recovery scenarios. But I’m really more interested in equity research. My plan is to go to a top MBA program (think Columbia, NYU, etc) and make the switch to either sell-side or buy-side ER. I was just wondering how viable do you think the plan is and I welcome any suggestions.

Cheers!

I see no reason why you wouldn’t be able to pull that off.

Is it really necessary to get a MBA for that switch or is it just that you want to get it?