Don't know where to Start with finance

Hello! I recently discovered Wall Street Oasis and I also ironically recently grew interested in banking and finance. I started school as a physics major but had a tough time freshman year, and as a result averaged a very low gpa 3.0. I am currently a sophomore from a target Ivy and have attempted to join "Early Identification" programs but have failed to have any success. I think it is mainly because of the fact that I don't have any finance on my resume, because many didn't ask for gpa. Also I haven't gotten a finance internship this summer and with any luck I'll have my gpa in 3.1-3.3 range by fall of junior year, now that I have switched my major to English, but I still think that range is pretty low...Does anyone have any advice?

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I'm not sure what you're asking. This forum is a goldmine of information. Search for whatever you need an read about it. If you can't find any information that you require (which I doubt will happen if you research thoroughly), I would recommend you asking more specific questions. "You're interested in finance and banking"... that doesn't say anything. Are you talking about IBD, ER, S&T, HF? Finance covers a very wide spectrum.

 

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