Too late for me?

I’m 21 y male. Last year of undergrad in management without prior work experience in IB cause I thought it was not the right field for me. Only now I realize I would like to start a career in banking. I will be doing a 2 years MSc at Bocconi in Finance (I’m also completing my bachelor at Bocconi).

Do I have any chance of landing a summer internship for summer 2025 if I apply this year? I have 4.0 GPA, scholarship as top 1% of my school, exchange at LSE with gpa of 75%, but I feel that with these market conditions the grades are the bare minimum. I will do an internship in a no brand M&A boutique in Milan this summer.

Which moves should I pull? How do I prepare? Best material to get ready for hypothetical superdays?

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