Possibility of landing FT Analyst position w/o IB internships?

Hey everyone,

I am currently a third-year student at a non-target school. I have done extremely well in my classes, and will graduate with a MS in finance at the end of next year in addition to my bachelors. Have completed two internships thus far, corp. finance and AM structured finance at Fidelity, and have committed to one this summer in IMD at GS (not NYC).

Really passionate about investing and spend a lot of time managing my PA. However, I am intrigued by the culture of IB. I love working in teams and the thought of solving problems in real-time offers something that AM does not to the same extent. I am excited to see what the upcoming summer will bring but want to keep my options open for FT. Figured I would post here to seek out some advice on the possibility of making the jump to FT IB w/o IB internships?

Thanks for the help.

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