I'm a Sophomore, and I'm quite stressed. I feel like I'm behind all of my peers.
Good things about my situation:
* High GPA at Princeton
* Involvement in finance ECs
Bad things:
* I haven't networked AT ALL yet (I kept putting it off because I got anxiety about messing it up / saying the wrong things / not being knowledgeable enough.)
* I didn't have a finance related internship after freshman summer, and I STILL don't have any for 2019. I feel like a lot of deadlines have passed, and the ones I have applied to have not gotten back to me. I have cold called a lot of firms with no luck either.
Meanwhile, it seems like a lot of my peers competing for the same 2020 positions have networked heavily, already had finance internships, have great internships lined up for 2019 (some even non-diversity BB/EB), etc.
I'm worried. All what I have going for me at this point is my academics, and I've always loved school. Now all of a sudden I feel behind and extremely stressed about whether top BB/EB is even possible for me anymore. I will put in the work, but if anyone has any guidance for me and my situation right now I would appreciate it immensely.
Thank you.