I'm I Wasting my Time? Honest advice please...

I've been reading and doing a lot of research preparing myself for ib interviews, the more research I do the less confident I feel of my chances. I come from a non-target school, I'm sure no one here has ever heard of it. I have an F and two Cs on my transcript. I do have a finance internship at a fortune 10 company, but it’s not a bank and not in corp fin. My gpa is a 3.5 with my major gpa at a 3.7. Considering the fierce competition for ib positions what do my chances look like?

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To be honest, you're in trouble. I wouldn't drop out of the game just yet, but I think you may have to rely heavily on luck and connections. Nothing says you can't apply to banking jobs and other ones at the same time though.

Goodluck.

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Yea I'm sure I can get a position at the fortune 10 I'm at now. IB has just been my goal, but I messed up with my grades early on.

 

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