Non-target rejected from 2 superdays: what now?

As the title suggests, I go to a non-target (state school with 70%+ acceptance rate, almost no alumni).

I made it all the way to 2 superdays with major firms (Top-tier BB and a major asset manager) for SA positions and managed to get rejected from both.

Recruiting is coming to a close now, and I'm pretty much left out in the wind as far as SA positions go. The boutiques that aren't recruiting yet are usually even less non-target friendly. I have no idea what I'm going to do next summer.

I can still try again next year for full time, but I feel like they'll be even less willing to take a chance on a non-target since they won't have the easy option of just not extending a return offer.

This fell apart pretty fast, and I just have no idea where to go from here.

 

I think anything in in finance with transferable skills would be good. Regional boutiques and PWM internships should still be an option.

“The only thing I know is that I know nothing, and i am no quite sure that i know that.” Socrates
 
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