Advice for FT 26 Recruiting and Long Term Goal

Hi everyone, I'm a senior and international student at a non-target school. My background: 3.9 GPA, 1 internship in Big 4, 2 internships in AM. I tried to recruit for FT for IB/Buyside, but the furthest I could get was a superday.

Now that most banks/funds have completed their search, I'm struggling to find a relevant job in this market environment. To be honest, I'm just very stressed out because I don't really have a safe option and am just cold applying/emailing in hopes of finding something. 

Would really appreciate any advice on FT recruiting or long-term goals. Besides continuing the search and setting up chats, I'm thinking of 1. MSF, 2. Deferred MBA, 3. Work for a few years (in my home country, maybe then MBA.

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