No Freshman Year Internship

This is lowk stressing me out

Background: rising sophomore @ semi-target (think of Duke, Georgetown, Cornell)

Did CS my freshman year, decided to switch to finance late second semester. 

I did a "mentorship" where I went over case studies at a family office over winter  

Didn't secure a summer internship this summer, what should I do

ps. should I study for CFA? or is that not relevant for IB recruitment since I won't be able to take the test until junior year

Thanks in advance

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