Incoming Junior at Non-Target Trying to Break into Analytical CRE Roles. Any Advice?

Hey everyone, looking for some honest advice on breaking into high-paying real estate roles. Quick background: I'm an incoming junior at UCF studying Finance (3.7 GPA, non-target school). I'm currently interning at a small CRE firm in Orlando that does industrial brokerage and some development work, mostly doing prospect research, contact databases, and outreach. I'm also going through the Project Destined CRE Fundamentals certification and plan to do their PE program as well. I haven't done enough yet to know if I want to stay in brokerage long term, but I'm drawn to more analytical roles, ideally real estate private equity or acquisitions, though I'm also interested in development. I know REPE is competitive and hard to break into from a non-target, but I want to know how realistic it actually is and what I need to do between now and graduation to give myself the best shot. A few specific things I'd love input on: What should I be doing right now as an incoming junior to get ahead of recruiting? Is REPE realistic from a non-target, or should I be targeting something else first (REITs, debt funds, big brokerages)? I know financial modeling is non-negotiable. Has anyone used ACRE or Breaking Into CRE? Would love to know if it's been worth it for you or if you used something else. Also, any other advice, resources, or paths I'm not thinking about? Really appreciate and responses and would love to connect with anyone in the space.