advice with my life and future please!

Hello
SO basically i messed up.
im a fourth year in college now with a terrible GPA, weak resume, and basically nothing special
salutatorian in high school, but got into rank ~30ish college while my friends got into ivy schools, did not want to study anymore because i was so mad. Yes, i was a fool.
I was interested in stocks since highschool, did demo accounts, and started personal day trading with real money.
NEVER got support from my parents since i started college (poor family) and often times supported my mom financially with the money i made from the stock market (couple hundreds from time to time).
I thought i had a natural talent, a hotshot, thought if i kept doing well with personal day-trading there would be some company out there that will see my skills to see charts and predict company performances based on news and economics factors as valuable and hire me after college, even if i have a low GPA.
HAH as i get older i see i was very stupid and no one would care if im good at day-trading and can make enough money to pay for my apartment rent, my family's phone bill, and living expenses every month.
I was very foolish and reality is hitting me. I was very full of myself and have basically done nothing past 3 years to strengthen my resume. I NEED SOME SERIOUS ADVICE!

I wish to get a job in the finance section. Basically maintain clients money/ buy,sell,recommend/ make good returns every year with my portfolio and just invest invest invest until the day i can no longer think straight.

Right now to get my foot into the finance sector i have no idea what i should do in my final 1 year period before i graduate. So far i did 1 internship from a consulting firm (6 months) and have done various part-time jobs for that extra cash to get myself a car. I am a leader in my church(heavily involved in church activities since 1st year). No useful networking. Just church people. FIN

My plan was to take CFA lvl 1 in december and pass, obtain Finance Certificate from a program offered at my school, and do 1 more internship that basically anyone can get because i cant get the good ones due to my low GPA(2.7) and weak resume.

Questions:
1)is getting cfa lvl 1 worth something, considering the time and money i am using, that will help me?
2) is getting the Finance Certificate really worth anything? it is so easy to get it anyone can get it. it is just one extra line in my resume
3) should i just go after internships my final year and do 2, instead of 1? i was planning to study and pass cfa lvl 1 in december and after the CFA exam get an internship in january and do it until i graduate.
***4) What starting job should i aim for if i want to eventually manage client's money and manage my own portfolio?
5) what internships should i look for that will be useful in getting the first job recommonded in #4?
6)what is the best thing i should do right now... i will do anything really to make myself look like im worth getting hired.

Alot of intelligent people here. Please. I know im screwed. Reality hit me pretty late and im going from forums to forums trying to get clues but they all say different things that counter argues one another.
Please take some time and give me some advice because everyone around me is bio, chem majors and the econ majors are getting common jobs out of college that i can get as well when i graduate (30K a year). and it is not at all related to stock market or investments.

4 Comments
 

You fxcked yourself kid, and there's no way that I'm going to read all of that....cliff notes?

You made your own bed. Now, get ready to sleep in it. I'd suggest going to your school's career center. You'll get much more personalized direction than you will here.

 

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