1st Year Student Skillset

Hi, I’m a first year student at university and I was wondering what I can start by doing to develop my IB skillset, in the summer I’m looking to make the BMC and the CFA investment foundations, who knows maybe try and learn a little bit of excel modelling. What skills should I focus in developing the most and are the courses important for a student who’s looking to break in the industry? (*I’m also a part of the investment society at my university)

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