Lifetime rejections from prop trading firms

I've heard that many of the top prop firms do lifetime rejections if you fail to make it through their interview process. I know this is the case at Optiver. I interviewed at a few firms (ex. SIG, IMC, etc.) for summer internships and though I got to the final round for a few of them, I didn't get offers from them. Does this mean I'm basically blacklisted from these companies for fulltime recruiting next year?

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