Thoughts on breaking into IB with Econ/ Phil background

I’m a current sophomore with no internship. I’m majoring in Econ and philosophy, but I’m also likely getting an Econ masters one year after undergrad (they have an undergrad + masters thing at my school). What advice do u guys have for breaking into IB or CO.

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