What should I do?

I am a sophomore at a state school. 3.5 GPA. No relevant finance experience.

My gpa was poor until recently, so I didn't bother networking or applying. I was focused on GPA.

Now that it's decent, the timeline feels to have ended. Am I that late? What are my options?

I have been applying to general finance internships for this summer and haven't heard back yet. And I feel like I lost out on the 2026 sa roles.

To make it worse, non of my old connections message back lol. I'm kind of stuck. Any advice? 

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