What Should I Do This Semester?

I've attached my resume to this post to give people a better idea of my current position. My goal after graduation is to land an ER, AM, or dare I say a job at a HF straight out of undergrad.

The deadline to register for the December CFA® 
 test is rapidly approaching and as I study away, I find myself wondering if it is truly worth the amount of time it will require for me to pass.

I have 39 credits left until I graduate, but due to transferring twice, switching my major and completely sucking at Calculus, I have a lot of prerequisites to take, so I will only be able to go to school full-time for 2 of my next 4 semesters. My game plan is as follows:

Fall 2013:
Taking 2 classes and studying for the CFA® 
. If I pass the December test, I will have a more competitive resume for my summer internship search, if I fail, I just wasted a bunch of time I could have spent looking for a decent summer internship. Not really sure what to do here. This is my area of most concern, since your internship Junior year is what basically sets the cards for your first full-time job.

Spring 2014:
Take four classes. Continue looking for a solid summer internship.

Summer 2014:
Summer internship.

Fall 2014:
Take 2 classes. Not really sure yet what I'll be doing with the rest of my time yet.

Spring 2015:
Take 5 classes. Get black out drunk as frequently as possible to celebrate my acceptance of a full-time offer.

Any advice for this current semester or my 2 year plan would be greatly appreciated.

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I am not sure what you are asking. Taking my best guess, I think you should get an internship.

"It's very easy to have too many goals and be overwhelmed by them... The trick is to find the one thing you can focus on that represents every other single thing you want in life." -- @"Edmundo Braverman"
 

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