Possibility of becoming a trader in ST as a rising junior?

Hey yall,

Im a rising junior majoring in math in a semi target state school mostly known for IB recruiting. I was originally on the pre health track and never put too much attention in the financial industry. Well I realized by the end of second year that medicine wasn’t my route. I was thinking on pivoting towards finance since I always found my dad’s work with the ST team interesting (he works as a risk quant in another country). For any of yall who got into trading way after the recruiting cycle, how did you do it? And is it realistic to find a trading job? I have gotten a few advice mostly from my friends who are IB interns about making a trade portfolio, getting into smaller trading firms or becoming an internal hire. I was wondering if anyone was willing to share their way of getting into trading and the metrics behind companies hiring cases like mine. 

Thank you.

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