Can I still get into IB?

I’m a senior in a top (non-target) public school studying finance, I’ve had internships at a big 4 company, a regional insurance company and a short program at Credit Suisse (nothing to really note from that honestly). I would prefer to go into IB, I know my chances are slim but would it still be enough to at least get my foot in the door? I’m thinking of doing a masters at a target school to further help my odds, but I’m not sure on what exactly I should do in that case. It’s not uncommon for underclassmen at my college to get into IB, but as a senior with no IB experience (just some courses at my college and an FDD project over the summer) what would the best path be? Would it be easier to get into IB if I get & accept a return offer from the big 4 then make the move? Edit: I should also mention my GPA is pretty high (almost 4.0/4.0) if that helps to just get my resume seen, along with pretty active campus involvement (not frats).

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I just endlessly applied everywhere and had a friend working there, so the internal recommendation/acknowledgement really helped I think. The first summer of applying to big 4 I got nothing though.

 

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