What to with my life? Penultimate Year of Undergraduate

Hello everyone!

I'm Pedro from Portugal. I am a 2nd year student of Economics, and I am one of the best students of my course and university. However, I have the knowledge that even though my university is one of the best in Portugal in the world context it is merely good (Top 25 in Europe). Nevertheless, it has already opened me some doors.

Last summer I did a summer internship at KPMG in the M&A division and although I found it amusing I am more inclined to work in an area more related to market investments.

However, I am still a beginner in finance and all related to that, so what would you guys advise me to do to learn more about the "real world"? Try to get another internship in the summer or spend less time studying and more time reading about what I am more interested?

Thank you!!

 

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