Freshman at a CC w/ hopes of BB IB or Big 4 Management Consulting

This is my first post so I apologize for any errors. I am hoping for advice / review that I am on the right track to a BB M&A then eventually PE vs Management Consulting with a Big 4.

I am currently a Freshman at a local CC w/ a GPA of 3.8 , After next year I plan on transferring to UMich , NYU , or Cornell w/ a major a in Economics or Finance depending on where I attend.

I had a spring (Jan-May) unpaid internship with a boutique bank (5m-500m) that is ending today actually! Also currently I am working as an Accounting Intern at a medical manufacture start-up/seed capital group. Did a brief couple month at M&T as a Customer Service Rep and had to leave because people don't understand total balance vs available balance ! I was a Licensed Sales Rep with a Allstate Agency Out of high school that i did for roughly a year.

Extracurricular: CEO Club Officer, Leadership Development Program, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Mens League Soccer, and random volunteering.

Again any advice or general guidance would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thank you, BuffaloBills96

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Just make sure you transfer to a good school. At the rate your going, you'll definitely be in line to get good internships Sophomore and Junior year. Also please make sure to live a little, go out, and do something exciting that will make the interviewer think you actually have a soul.

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Once you transfer out to a good school. Don't put community college on there, don't mention it in your interviews, and don't talk about it period. Banks will assume you went there for 4 years.

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