Internship Advice please

Hey guys, I'm at a target school for banking and I wanted to get your advice on internships. From what I hear from seniors, full time recruiting for front office positions is pretty bleak unless you've done the analyst program junior year summer. I'm currently a sophomore working at a small VC firm, and I want to get a boutique banking internship in the summer so I have a shot at getting a summer gig in junior year. Whats the best way to find an internship at a boutique firm? Also I'm going to Shanghai next semester, and was wondering if its worth trying to find a banking internship there (unpaid is fine too).

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let me guess, you go to NYU?

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