Senior in High School. What should I do?

Basically, as the title says, I am a senior in high school who is very interested in high finance. I've started my own investment club, have been investing and trading for a while, and have been following various business/finance topics for a while. I was wondering, what should i do to get ahead of the pack and start to build my career? I'm going to college next year and would like some advice as to what I should do to stand out and put myself in the best position for recruiting, ect. Should I do super good my first year and transfer to a better school/target? Should I do all the business clubs I can fit in my schedule? Also, for this summer, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to email some local firms (I'm from chicago, i'm sure there are a lot) and see if I can help out at all this summer. I'd hope they'd admire how I am passionate about business at a young age for most. I'll update this later tonight when I finish studying for my microeconomics and math test. Lol. Thanks for your time and advice in advance.

-AM

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