BB Front Office possibilities as an Eastern European finance major

Hy Everybody,

As my title indicates, I am currently studying Finance (undergrad) at an Eastern European university. (Hungary - Corvinus University of Budapest to be specific)
Some information about me:

• I have 6 months experience at Morgan Stanley (back office) - my only task was VBA programming
• I know 3 programming languages: Python, SQL, VBA
• After finishing Finance I am most likely to pursue an undergrad in Computer Science
• My GPA is around 2.9 - I'm not dumb, but I was working besides school, and in Hungary your GPA is not considered important by employers

So my question would be, that according to you, is it possible to land a front-office (either S&T or IB) job at a BB?
If so, what/how should I increase my chances?

 

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