Plan B?

I am a 3.7 GPA non-diversity non-target Econ major, but at a generally well respected school with a strong alumni base. Have applied to 20+ IB SA spots with no traction so far. I have only really networked appropriately for one company, (whose interviews have not been opened for T3 yet, and I am still hopeful about), but things are not looking great.

I need to start thinking about a plan B, but I don’t know where to start. I am interning at a 60 employee buy-side firm (kind of a unique company. Similar to a PE firm, but not exactly) this summer, and am hoping that the connections from that can somehow provide me with some sort of opportunity, (whether that be at that same company for the next summer, or at a Boutique Bank in a similar niche), but am unsure if this is a realistically possibility.

I don’t know what my next steps should be, but I think my “ultimate” goal is to get to the buy-side full time.

What should I do, what should I think, where should I be looking? ….. Should I give everything up and move to the middle of nowhere in Europe? ….. All suggestions are good suggestions.

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