Advice on Next Steps

Due to my late decision to get into IB, I missed my opportunity to secure a summer internship as most positions had been filled in November. I only went to one AC and I ended up without an offer. However, I secured an internship aligned to my previous goals in strategy consulting of a Big4.

How do I take it from here given I cannot apply next year for SA positions? I feel that going for FT positions or graduate programmes next August/September without an internship will be very hard. Are these the positions I should be targeting or I should just focus on finding an off cycle?

MSc student at target uni in Europe

Any help appreciated.

 

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