Internship Search - Junior politics major

Hi, I am a junior Politics major (some econ courses) at Whitman College who is interested in getting an internship in the financial industry. Given my background, what internship opportunities should I pursue that are fairly attainable?

I have had a business internship with a division of a large corporation but have not had any experience in the financial industry except for my personal investments and day-to-day Bitcoin trading (which sparked my interest - I have more than doubled my initial investment). I have a 3.6 gpa (frosh year killed me) and I have decent extracurriculars (President of Fraternity, Senator of Student Government, Political Organizer, Varsity Soccer, Opinion Columnist, ect).

If you guys could point me in a helpful direction, I would greatly appreciate it.

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My cousin is going to Whitman next year. What are your thoughts about it? Actually surprised someone from there is on this site, it is a complete non-target. Btw, did you find an internship?

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