How to break into IB?

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I was wondering how do I go about getting into Investment banking as a German Student? I go to a really good public university here and study maths. I have 4 weeks of m&a experience and have a data science internship lined up for January. I wanted to know how do I go about getting a summer internship for 2025. 

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