Finding small banks?

Hello! I'm a freshman at a non-target university, and I was trying to find ways to network with people and meet people who work in Investment Banks. I don't really know where/how to begin my search so I was wondering where I can start, and what tools I can utilize to find people. Since I'm young, I'm trying to aim towards smaller banks, but since they're small, I don't know how to find them and I'm struggling to figure out how to really begin my search.

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