Advice for entering investment banking

Hi everyone.

I'm from Europe, and I am on my 3rd year on my bachelor in economics and mathematics. This means I've had all the math courses which engineers, mathematicians etc. have. This semester I have finance which I really like, compared to any other courses in my study program. I made some research and think that I will try to enter the investment banking community. However, I don't have good grades at all, and I will take my master in this university (the best in my country). I hereby have full possibility to pick elective courses so I can design my own master degree. I will try to apply for an internship in an investment bank as an analyst 2015. I already have a student job in one of the big 4 accounting companies where I am a student assistant. I've also been voluntarily helping my university with intro programs.

My question is, which kind of courses/voluntary/other skills would help me to move into the an investment bank?

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