Would you take MM PE out of undergrad over BB IBD?

As someone with a school that has postings from both, I always wondered if anyone would consider going straight into PE straight from undergrad.

Personally, I'd want the camaraderie of being in a bank, but if you're going to do 2 years in a bank just to go straight to PE, why not start in it?

The main thing is some of your closest friend would come from a bank, while at PE funds it's mostly senior people you wouldn't be interacting with much outside of work.

What do you guys think?

 

If I wanted to do PE in the long-run, I'd probably just go to MM PE. That's based off of my 0 seconds of experience in either industry though.

If your dreams don't scare you, then they are not big enough. "There are two types of people in this world: People who say they pee in the shower, and dirty fucking liars."-Louis C.K.
 

the camaderie/friendship is not "the main thing." the main thing is the rapid-fire experience/training, the variety of clients/deals you'll see, etc. having said that, sure, you're right, why not go straight to PE?

 

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