Productive Summer Ideas (Sophomore)

Hey everyone,

I'm currently a sophomore with a good GPA, ECs, and have been networking well with many banks at a semi-target. Unfortunately, due to coronavirus stuff, I've pretty much been unable to find any great internships to do this summer.

I have an opportunity to do some remote unpaid internships (think search fund, mostly sourcing etc.) at small boutiques, but my plan now is to take some computer science and math classes over summer to turn my cs minor into a major with my extra time. I felt that this would be a better use of my time than half-assing an internship.

However, I'm still looking for other potential productive activities or projects that I would be able to work on over summer that would allow me to learn and also better position myself for recruiting. Any advice would be great--thanks!

 
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