Junior recruiting: do you really need previous finance experience?

Hi everyone, I've posted a few threads about breaking into IBD/S&T from a non-finance background before, but nowadays I keep on hearing the importance of a boutique internship or a PWM internship after sophomore year. Do people know of cases where people have broken in without finance experience? Of course, I'm going to do my best in any case, but it would be a relief to know if others do it and what extra tips anyone might have...

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