What to do until August rolls around

Bout damn time I made a profile on this site, seeing as I have lurked on it for years. I'm starting for PwC in their derivatives group in August (NYC). Goal is to stick around for at least enough time to fulfill my moral obligation to start where I signed until I hopefully get into a entry IB role. However, I'm currently finishing up last year of university in Texas. Can't really network until I get to Manhattan. Any advice on whether any of the IB prep courses (Wall Street Prep...etc...etc..) are actually worth it? Not moving to NYC until July so I'm looking for something worthwhile until then. If it helps I've already finished CPA and currently about to sit for L2 CFA.

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I'm in one of those funky Masters programs, had to chat to the sign up people but they went ahead and let me sit since I finished the "bachelor" hours years ago. Gotta love the MS program crap.

 

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