What do I do now?

I'm an international student based in the Netherlands. Though non-target, my school is in top 50 worldwide (STEM school) and my grades are equivalent of first class honours.

For the last two years (I'm a junior now), I've been trying to land a SA role in London. I currently have 3-4 relevant experiences (one in research at a small MM bank, one in PC at the AM arm of a top BB, one in M&A at a boutique.)

This recruiting cycle, I've managed to get 2 ACs from BBs with no offers. I feel kind of lost and don't know what I should do next summer, or in the mean time. I could try target school master's route but I still want to land a FT right after my bachelor's. I would really appreciate some advice on what my options are and of what I should do.

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By landing a FT, I meant with a return offer possibly from an off-cycle. Do you have any idea on whether it is common to get a return offer from OC roles in London? Since I fumbled my junior summer, I thought maybe that would be a viable path for me instead of recruiting again next summer

 

No because I'm still a junior. If I choose to do master's, I'll start applying next academic year. Are you based in Europe as well?

 

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