UG jr looking for SA advice

It's been my goal to work at an investment bank since I first started researching the career back in high school, but I'm having little to no luck in my search. If anyone has advice, it would be *immensely* appreciated.

I've been reaching out to alums since november (late start, I know, but I don't have much guidance and was ignorant about much of the recruitment process) and haven't had much success.
Be as brutally honest as you need to be, what can I do at this point?

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i had a very similar resume to you cept i was at a target and that i had networked. i only had two interviews from places i didn't network at... would keep networking, i think you might need it..

 

Any advice on where I should focus my efforts? I realize most recruiting is winding down and if I'm trying to establish new connections then it would make sense to try and talk to programs that are still open to considering new candidates

 
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