Junior with nothing for the summer still, how screwed am I

Hey WSO, I'm a junior from a non target with a 3.7 and a past finance internship last summer. I tried applying to the BB's but I had no luck with them.

I started cold emailing/calling near the end of march up until now and I still haven't gotten anything. It's starting to become disheartening, I'm not sure what else I can do.

Should I continue to cold call or is it already too late and I should focus my attention for the upcoming senior year?

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Keep trying. It's never too late. Look at it this way -- if you give up now, you have nothing for sure. If you keep trying, there's an [albeit small] chance you'll have something.

Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 

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