Sophomore Summer: What can I do to actually learn?

I struck out on banking internships and am working at a local search fund (unpaid). The 'work' is basically just Googling companies. I have zero mentorship. 

I want to use this summer to teach myself the actual Analyst skillset so I’m ready for junior recruiting. If you had 3 months of free time, how would you structure a self-taught modeling bootcamp that actually works?

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