Clueless freshman with two options in PWM BB's seeking advice from senior primates

Esteemed primates,

I would like your thoughts on my situation. I have done my best to stay objective and not sound obnoxious or like an upstart. I highly respect your wise insights elsewhere on the forums and this is my first post.

I'm a freshman majoring in finance at a non-target school. I discovered the thrill and awesomeness of finance this past summer Just like everyone else here, I've done my best to get a head start, and managed to get leadership positions in a few powerful organizations. Got my scores yesterday and have a 3.93. The whole process has been tremendous fun and now have completed my first semester. I'm enrolled through waivers in finance classes next semester. Everything is going great. My main worry was how I was going to get a competitive internship. Now with the help of a few professors, I have an interview with Morgan Stanley (wealth management i think since this isn't an existing position but a spot created after my resume was passed on to the employer by professors so i can't confirm position). I am told by a few sources that unless i mess up horribly, i have the spot. There may be an opportunity for part-time work as well.

My second opportunity is definitely PWM at Merrill lynch. This is through a personal contact. he promised to contact the manager in whatever city i wanted, and try to get an internship with a financial advisor. But obviously this one is a few steps behind.

Neither knows about the presence of two options for me. Right now, I'm at taking the MS option. working part-time with a vague commitment for summer, since i really want to do the freshman/sophomores internship at JPM in IB. IB risk, Sales and trading or ER.

I know the chance of getting selected for that opportunity is next to nil so my second wish to take both MS and ML. Is there ANY way i can do this?

I feel that at this stage, I'm a chimp trying to hold as many bananas as he can, but that a human can see that most of those will fall unless he takes preventive steps. So in all humility I ask you guys what I should do. I was also hoping to get your thoughts on my position in general. Please no comments about hoarding or being too greedy. I just want to do my best, since I'm at a non-target and don't worry about me overloading myself. I'm an international student, and my classmates put in thrice the efforts i ever did in high school and they're all fine.

Thanks a million!

 
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