Have decent resume but no IB experience/internships - still possible to make IB out of undergrad?

Current undergrad senior and have decent resume: top 50 US undergrad business school(non BB target though), GPA 3.85, internship at large Asset Management(Data analytics) and Big Four audit experience, know three languages and studied/interned in China/Hong Kong.

BUT... I have networked, applied for off cycle internships through my uni and applied to many graduate internship programs with NO luck on anything! Seeing as I only have one semester left(possibility to make it off cycle internship) and no offers or pending interviews, can I still break into IB? Is cold calling boutiques still effective for internships/analyst jobs? Should I start looking at grad schools?

Any advice would really help!

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