What do you wish you would’ve done before IB?

I have a full time offer for a top group (think TMT @ CVP / M&A @ MS / financial planning @ Northwestern Mutual). What should I do in my senior year? I go to a top school (think Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Tuskegee University)

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