IB - Am I cooked?

I am a rising third-year student studying finance at a top 50 state school (non-target) and just found out that I want to do IB because of the financial skillset I would acquire right out of undergrad.  I have been networking decently and just started the technical question prep.  Is it best to play catch up and then try and find a LMM boutique bank that still has not opened their 2025 SA applications and then maybe rerecruit for FT? Or should I just try and find a different career?

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