Internship help!

Hello,

I’m a junior finance major at a Big 12 school (non-target) with a 3.7 GPA, and I’m also part of my university’s honors college. The main experience on my resume is an internship at a branch of a bank. However, I’ve been struggling to secure an internship for Summer 2025, and it's starting to stress me out.

So far, I’ve applied to around 100 internships in major Texas cities, particularly in Dallas, but I’ve only had two interviews, neither of which progressed to the second round. I’m looking for guidance on how to improve my chances of landing a finance internship, ideally in Dallas, and I’d really appreciate any advice you can offer. This is my first time using this site, so I’d love to see what insights you can provide.

Thank you!

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Hit up alumni, be willing to work for free.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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Being willing to work for free is not an option for me.

Are you all over Indeed.com? What about seeking out executives on the Inc 5000?

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