GPA tanked second semester freshman year. Am I doomed for sophomore internships?

I'm a student at a target (Think HYP) So basically, freshman fall. I kinda struggled, but I managed to churn out a 3.7 (yes, I literally got an A minus in every single course, which makes me very salty looking back). However this semester, due to an infamous course, my schedule got f*cked up. In fact, because I was trying to save my ass and bring that course up to a B, I think I didn't do as well on my other finals my GPA will probably tank to something like a 3.5x. Is there anyway to get a sophomore banking internship at this point or will I have to grind next year to bring my GPA up?

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GPA is not the most important factor. You'll be fine.

Just start reaching out to your school's alumni network and establish relationships. Learn about the field and express a meaningful interest in it. Networking > GPA (at a point).

 

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