How realistic is it for me to break into investment banking or is it too late??

I transferred colleges in sophomore year and my old GPA was a 2.6. When I transferred, my GPA reset to 0. In my new college, the highest GPA that I can get will be about 3.6 if I can get straight A grades from now on. However, what transcripts should I give to the investment bank? What is the minimum GPA that they are requiring to hire students. My GPA in my new college would probably be higher and unfortunately, I don't go to a target school. How can I improve my chances of getting in somewhere???

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I transferred from my old college and my GPA was a 2.6. My GPA reset to 0 when I transferred to the new college and I need straight A grades for the next two years to get at least a 3.6 or 3.7. I am just concerned about the transcripts because I can do well enough in my last two years of college to get a GPA of 3.6 but my old transcript is bad

 

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