Career Advice For UGrad

Hey everyone I'm a junior finance major at a state school. I currently have a 3.34 (honestly may drop after this semester) which I know isn't good. I slacked really hard last two semesters and I don't deserve to make excuses for myself I just simply am coming looking for some advice. I have been taking pre-reqs for my degree except for one Financial Management course which I happened to take while I was rushing a fraternity so as you can guess my priorities were not where they should have been. Needless to say my next two semesters are the most important to me. Next semester I will be taking Intermediate Accounting for Finance and investing for finance majors along with two more pre reqs. As of now I have an internship at a F500 company for a corporate financial development program. I am not 100 percent sure that's what I want to do but I am obviously grateful that I even landed it. am the head of a non finance club on campus as well as trying to head an NPO and obviously the fraternity as well as trying to get a job next semester. What are some things I can do to better myself? I am looking on these forums trying to acquaint myself with terms and I want to do work over my winter break (now) with excel and whatever else I can. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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