Seeking Advice for the future

Hi everyone, I am trying to figure out which steps I should take to get into IB, PE, or Asset Management. Those are my goal industries, but being in high finance is just the basic goal for me. I go to YSU which is nowhere near a target school, but I am planning on getting a graduate degree from Penn State, either an MBA or MS in Finance, also looking to get professional certs from Wharton. I am already networking with many people in finance, but not IB, PE, etc. Any advice on what I should do to break into the industry?

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