Non-target student needing advise

Hello guys,

I am looking to get some advise on a couple of different topics. To give you some background, I have a little over 3 years working for Verizon Wireless in both sales and management. I quit my job earlier this year to go back to school and am currently a sophomore at a non-target school in Wisconsin (Cumulative GPA=3.6). I plan on transferring to UW-Madison's business school next fall (will be applying to Michigan, Northwestern as well but due to low GPA odds are not good). I have also been doing as much prep work as I can such online excel classes and networking in Wisconsin. First I am looking for some advise on different internship opportunities while attending a fairly small non-target. Second is there any hope that I could end up in either Chicago or NY. If you have any other advise at all feel free to give it, thanks.

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Alright thank you for the input. As far as the boutique IB internship, do you recommend just applying to the ones in the midwest area or do you thing I just literally apply for everything imaginable and hope something sticks? (I imagine its the later route) Additionally I am wondering what your opinion on the college situation is, do you think there are any other colleges that I should be considering that would have a greater benefit/cost ratio to the Madison in state route.

 

At this point I would realistically go anywhere in the country just to get some IB experience, so later on I would have greater opportunity to obtain a better internship. Thanks for the advise.

 

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