Taking a semester off to re-recruit?

Rising non-target junior here. Would it be worth it to take this next semester off to re-recruit for summer analyst positions? Didn't network enough and my prospects aren't looking too good. How would this look to banks? I have a solid PE/HF/VC internship this summer and am confident I could get one next summer technically as a sophomore again. Any thoughts???

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Paranoid about anonymity lol. It's HF if that helps but didn't think it mattered too much

 

Nah I'm actually modeling and i've been able to sit in on a ton of meetings and have learned a lot which has been great.

 

I'm sure the senior people are well connected here. It's a very large firm w/ 25b+ AUM, but I haven't done a great job of networking due to the virtual aspect of it. I've only work with one analyst so far and the internship is wrapping up.

 
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