Is there any hope for me? I'm a sophomore.

I'm a sophomore at a HYP with a 3.6 GPA. I studied abroad my freshman year summer, and I just have a bullshit marketing during-the-school-year internship from freshman year, and my part-time job I worked for awhile at a local real estate firm. My GPA used to be higher, but I was going through some serious depression for a time because one of my parents died. I used to be an Economics major but I switched to a humanities related major, and I think I can probably get my GPA up to 3.7 by the end of the semester, but I'm not sure. Also, I'm taking an extensive modeling certification course in a couple weeks where I should be able to get a lot of experience in financial modeling. I have no internship lined up for my sophomore summer, despite applying to a lot of things.

Am I fucked for 2019 SA recruiting? What kind of banks should I be looking at where I will stand a realistic chance? Where do investment banking rejects go looking for careers? What should I do? Please help. I feel like I've really messed up pretty badly..

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