Rising Sophomore clueless about recruiting timeline

Hello all, current rising sophomore at a decent semi-target school and particularly interested in markets and equity research within sell-side at first. lots of these forums don't have a specific timeline and it seems to be under the analyst's judgment for hiring interns, ect. how true is this, where is the best place to find info about internships?

I wanted to know what i should be doing now to best prepare for sophomore year recruiting and being as successful as possible with this cycle. 

I am also not 100% sure what area of finance I want to commit to, and i feel scared to commit to one so early. Right now i am at a MM REPE firm in NYC and like i but definitely want something more equities-oriented.

Any advice would be appreciated!

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