Recruiting for SA and FT? Is a second chance worth it?

Hello all,

I'm a junior at a non-target and recruiting this year has not gone well. I'm either thinking of delaying my graduation a semester to have another crack at SA recruiting or just going all in on FT my senior. Can you do both and "play the field" to see which opportunity would come up first? Does anyone have experience with what I'm talking about?

tl:dr - is it possible to recruit for SA and FT roughly at the same time?

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im doing the same, im targeting some firms for FT and some for delayed graduation date, if you plan to recruit for a 2022 better get to it

 

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