Help Me: Plan B

I am a 3.8 GPA non-diversity non-target Finance major at a top 30 school with a strong alumni base. Have applied to 60+ IB SA spots with no traction so far. I have only really networked appropriately for one company, (whose interviews have not been opened for T2 yet, and I am still hopeful about), but things are not looking good.

I need to start thinking about a plan B, but I don't know where to start. There is a CVS about two blocks from me and a Walgreens about a mile away. I am interning at a 30 employee buy-side firm (kind of a unique company. Similar to a PE firm, but not exactly) this summer, and am hoping that the connections from that can somehow provide me with some sort of opportunity to make more babies, (whether that be at that same company for the next summer, or at a Elite Boutique Bank in a similar niche), but am unsure if this is a realistically possibility being that I will likely have to dedicate lots of time to supporting a family.

I don't know what my next steps should be, but I think my "ultimate" goal is to get to the unfortunate clinic option for her and continue to "network".

What should I do, what should I think, where should I be looking? ….. Should I give everything up and move to the suburbs in a gated community? ….. All suggestions are good suggestions.

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"There is a CVS about 2 miles from me and a Walgreens a mile away" "make more babies" "move to a gated community". I understand the confusion but your post is all over the place. Focus your networking on the places you want to go/have strong connections at and prep technically. At the end of the day this is the best you can do and the recruitment process is reaching the later stages.

 

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