math major need some advice

hey i am new here. i am currently a 3rd year math major from a target university (but not the business school). anyway, my total gpa is 3.3 (low i know) and 3.0 is my major gpa. low overall, i've taken mainly the proof based courses to get the requirements out of the way such as analysis 1 and 2, algebra, etc. Currently I am taking a probability class and by the fall i hope to take another probability class and math in finance class.

i have no experience really in anything. ive held some administrative/crap jobs just because they paid but required no thought at all. you can see where i am going with this...

I want to break into finance/business but i think as a math major the best i can do is probably along the lines of quant stuff. im not as quick/good with math as one might expect but anyway i don't know how i can get into the field having no experience/training in the area.

i want to get an internship or something, but no one will take me because of the lack of experience/formal classes. my career counselor says to mention projects/classes in my resume - but math classes don't really give projects, it's more here's the problem now do it.

Below are the math classes i've taken, should i list them on my resume/put a description of the course/etc ?

discrete math; calculus 1,2,3, ; real analysis 1 &2 ; algebra 1; ordinary diff eq. ;

i've also taken programming classes:
intro to cs ; data structures ; computer systems and organization; - lanugages used: java/c, but i dont know c well so i just go with java.

so what do you guys think? i know it's bad and i probably wont be able to get into the field, but i guess i want to know what can i do to help me get some sort of experience since i have basically a year left of school...

any constructive advice is appreciated. thanks

 

Boost your GPA (it will follow you forever), network hard for junior year internship, and (if possible) try to become buddies with your professors. I would definitely recommend going for the MFE (if nothing else than to get a second chance at resetting your GPA). However, don't miss out on your on-campus recruiting/job boards.

 
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