What's next for me?

Hi all,

Longtime lurker here. I'll start with a little backstory on myself.

I attended a target university and originally majored in chemistry and was really focused on molecular research (it was really cool actually). Around my junior year I switched to economics and got interested in IBanking. I have multiple family members in the M&A/banking business but was unable to score a SA position for the summer due to what I'm assuming was a low GPA of 3.2 (chemistry) and NOT ENOUGH enthusiasm for banking.

I stayed optimistic, joined the finance club, started reading university resources on public companies and made myself very knowledgeable in select industries (tech and healthcare). During my senior year, my GPA was on a trend upwards and although I had already missed FT recruiting for BBs and EBs I started contacting family, friends in the industry, and eventually started cold sending my resume. I ended my senior year with a 3.3 GPA.

I eventually scored a few interviews and managed to land a one-off analyst position near the end of the summer at a MM bank on the tech M&A team (some call it EB although I would disagree). Well, I'm nearly finished with my second year and have already confirmed am staying on for my third. and honestly I'd like to move to the buyside. I'm much more interested in the work and just see myself as being overall happier as an investor rather than a seller.

My only concern rests upon the recruiting process at this point. I've been contacted by multiple headhunters and have not begun sending out my resume. I'm kicking myself in the ass for waiting so long but it is what it is. If anyone has some experience with this, how much does PE actually weight GPA vs. actual transaction experience (public and private)? I haven't thought about reaching out to alumni / colleagues I've worked with on deals as of yet as of yet - still a tad concerned over my initial resume screening. Next step though.

Thanks in advance guys.