Which internships should I go for to have a higher chance of breaking into MBB

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I´m an 20 year old first year business student from Finland with past job experience in B2C sales with also leadership experience in this area. And I´m wondering which type of summer internships I should go for after the first year of studies (since the chances of landing an MBB internship after one year of studies is just unrealistic) to have a higher chance of breaking into MBB?

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