Taking the FINRA SIE as a Freshman?

Hey all lovely Apes and Monkeys,

I'm a prospective college freshman looking to get into financial services (end-goal is PE or VC) coming from a non-target school who unfortunately had their summer internship canceled :(. I was wondering if studying the base SIE test this summer would be a good way to leverage my time to show employers and recruiters I am very serious about pursuing this path and show I am and goal-driven while also learning some barebones fluency in the field. I noticed on the FINRA site I only need to be 18 and need no sponsorship, so I'm interested at the very least.

My main questions are: 1. Would it even be feasible for me to study for it from scratch (I would consider myself a bright student) with no related classes solely using resources like Kaplan? 2. Do you think it's a good way to leverage my time? Obviously, whenever a thread is made like this, people say have fun and join clubs, but I already have that covered, I'm enjoying myself in college :)

The end goal is to get an analyst internship position in my second year. Right now this summer it looks like I will have to go with my backup of handling finances for a school department. Thank you lovely peeps, and stay healthy out there!