Advice for prepping for a finance career in Colorado College

Hey WSO community, I am a high school senior who got a binding full ride scholarship to Colorado College located in suburban Colorado Springs (2 hours away from Denver). It was not my top choice and their undergraduate business degree is not prestigious. I am going to take classes in Computer Science and Economics and do something similar to a double major. Being fairly extroverted I would like a job that lets me talk with clients and solve problems for them. So naturally I am interested in a finance career (IB, PE, HF, MC, etc.). What activities can I do while studying 4 years in a remote city with low finance opportunities. Since their business degree isn't as good I am heavily going to focus in CS which is a safe bet. Also being a dumbass teenager just starting out on the real world general life tips would be appreciated too! Thanks.

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