Late finance bloomer seeking for Full time position advice

hi there, I’m writing to seek some of your advice and opinions on full time positions for finance. First, let me give you a quick background about myself. I am an international student (from a developing country in Asia), studying at an Ivy League (a semi target), I started off studying something like International Development then added Economics as my second major. I currently have a 4.0 GPA, have finished some finance classes, and has leadership positions in 3-4 finance/ investment related clubs at school. I also have a special interest and experiences in entrepreneurship and sustainable investing (internship, fellowship, published articles, etc). I have a late start to finance: freshman and sophomore year summer, i worked in start-ups and international policy organizations, and didnt fully decide to do finance until the first semester of my junior year (which as you know, most US banks have closed apps by then). As i come from Asia, I have a special interest in emerging markets and would love to consider working in finance in Asia countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, China, etc. Currently I am interning at a private wealth management firm in Singapore for my summer after junior year. I am of course still open to US options and other places too. I am currently interested in wealth or asset management full time analysts positions at banks (BBs, boutiques, anything) or similarly client facing, relationship management kinda roles on the buyside (i.e Blackrock relationship management and sales, etc etc). I understand completely that I have made it a lot harder for myself starting a career in finance this late and that most reputable, multinational companies would have filled their FT positions with intern, and understand that I definitely have to work a lot harder in networking, prepping for interview, honing my skills and knowledge to get a leg up, which is why I’m here seeking your advice on what i can do to find a FT position after I graduate in 2020 at a reputable BB/ buyside firm, what are the vacancies will be look like, if there are people I can talk to who have been in a similar situation and figured out a way, etc. Open to any advice and discussion, I am also a pretty open minded person so while it would obviously be great to have an opportunity at a BB/ other similarly reputable firms, I’m also open to other places, like Bloomberg, any banks - UOB, OCBC, Societe Generale and financial firms etc.

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