Questions About IB Recruiting Timeline and WSO Academy

I'm still currently a student (semi-target, Finance + Accounting major, focusing on IB) so I might not be the best person to offer advice but here's my take: 

1. Most of that stuff is usually a year in advance, some might not be though, ex; you recruit in fall for a program that summer but most are few and far between. The sophomore programs are usually for diversity/women and are quite competitive believe it or not, if you have a strong resume/connections or network anything is possible, but most firms have cut their fresh/soph programs.
2. You'll get mixed responses on this, I personally think its never too early to start that stuff. Networking timeline depends on you and your personality and nature. If you are outgoing enough to have multiple good and engaging calls with the same person throughout some ~6 months, I say go for it early.
3. I personally have never done the WSO academy, if you're cool about spending the $$ by all means, but there is nothing in there that you really cant find for free online. Reddit is a big help, and contact nearby students from higher end schools, network with them and get them to send you their resources.
4. In all honesty I think an internship would be a bit more valuable on a resume esp for recruiting, had a freshman yr accounting internship and it was incredibly useful. If you can manage both summer after freshman (internship + WSO acad) then your going to be significantly ahead of everyone else.
5. Network like your life depends on it, and dont be weird.

Just my takes!