Should I give up hopes for IB?

Rising junior at top 10 business undergrad, 3.5 gpa, no connections in IB. Decent work experience but no high end internships. Currently preparing for IB interviews but the thought of not evening getting a call for interviews is kinda demotivating me. I immigrated to the US during HS and had no intensions to go into finance till the end of freshman year of college (was a pre med). Found about IB last year but didn’t know how competitive it is.
Really going after lower bracket firms but wanted to know what I can do from here if I want any chances to at least get an interview.

 
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