I'm a freshman at a HYPSM school wanting to intern in PE, IB, HF, Prop trading, or S&T next summer. What is the timeline for all the applications at larger firms, and what should I be doing to give myself the best shot of ideally landing at a big name place like GS, if that's possible. Thanks!
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