Unrelated Major to UT MSF Program: Options?

I recently graduated from Texas A&M with my undergrad focusing on geopolitics and global affairs, and realized during my senior year I wanted to do finance. As soon as I graduated I found a local accounting firm where I have been 7 months to hopefully bridge the gap into finance and applied to UT (accepted and Vanderbilt (waitlisted). I was wondering what my chances are for investment banking or consulting.

I have one irrelevant internship experience, and this local family accounting firm. I realize my chances for middle market and boutiques are still low, but are they zero? All of my networking and study time has been IB focused and I wouldn't even know where to start if I want to focus on consulting. I feel like I'm being crushed by the limited amount of time I have available. Working full time, taking classes full time at a community college, learning the technicals IB requires, and networking has me spread thin, especially trying to find a last minute internship at a no name boutique. I could get a commercial banking internship locally, but is this even relevant enough to consider working even more instead of networking for the summer?

Any insight and opinions would be appreciated. Sorry if the post is all over the place, haven't been able to sleep. I have a feeling of impending doom lol.

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