CFA while in College

Hey guys,

No real questions here but I’d like to pick the brains of some old salts on here. I’ve got a terrible GPA (cumulative sub 2.7, major (quant econ) 3.17) and I’m taking the level I in two weeks.

I’ve kinda lost out on the internship scramble, and I’m waiting to hear back from a couple places, but I’d like to hear if there is anyone out there who was able to leverage the CFA or anything like it to break into an analyst position. I’m really fascinated by commodities and their derivatives markets, but tbh I’ll work anywhere but Northwestern Mutual.

Any advice is greatly appreciated, and to all my fellas in the trenches with this one final effort before exam week, best of luck!