What to do before my IB internship

Landed a Summer 2025 IB offer, trying to figure out what to do this summer. Any internship that I could do to help me out before?

Should I pursue any type of certifications? Would it be worth it to try and get my level one CFA just to do something that I can have for the rest of my career and show that I did something of value this summer?

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