So I've just finished my first year doing maths at Cambridge and got a 2:2. I want to do an internship next summer at a quant firm but I don't think I have a realistic chance so should I not bother applying to internships and do some programming project or something instead?
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Do anything else to beef up the CV; take online courses, summer courses, start at smaller firms, learn a language. You could also see if some masters will take you before you apply for internships.
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