Fresh College Graduate

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Hi, Bigger Pockets! Long-time lurker, first-time poster. First off, I'm very thankful for the site and I've learned a lot just be reading many of these threads. 

For starters, I am a fresh graduate of a decent university (ranked in the top-10 in the nation for public schools, ranked in the top 40 overall). During undergrad, I majored in economics; I can say it definitely gave me a good quantitative background and I feel that it gave me a good foundation to think out-of-the-box when approaching problems. I'm looking to get into real estate investing; been pondering it for a LONG time. Right now, I am looking for a full-time, W2 job that provides me with sustainable income to save up for my first deal. I am looking to work in finance/banking for 2-3 years and save up as much money as I can as I pursue my REI dream.

In the meantime, I am looking to get either my real estate salesperson or brokers license and do that part-time as I learn the the industry while earning a bit of cash on the side. While I initially wanted to get my salesperson/agent license, I saw that as a college graduate, I can also try for the brokers license and bypass the 2-3 years of agent experience that is usually required to be a broker (I live in California). Would you all advise me on this? I see that brokers can represent themselves. Can being a part-time broker work out? Any insight would be appreciated!