Moved to the midwest and I have no idea what steps I have to take

Just graduated college from GWU w/ a 3.2 GPA as a biology major/pre-med. Didn't get the best grades because I had to retake organic chemistry like 3 times but I finally got an A in that class. Thought about becoming a pre-med but as I kept shadowing doctors, I realized it wasn't for me after 4 years of investing my heart and soul into it.

This summer I moved back to Kansas City because I'm in a relationship and I took a couple finance classes. I've been lurking on these forms here and trying to figure out what to do as well as applying for tons of internships in KC during the summer.

I'm not really sure what to do but I don't really have any financial experience, 0 connections, and I would prefer to work my way up instead of having to go back to school but I've gotten mixed advice as to what to do here.

Any tips would help :)

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