AM vs IB recruiting at banks?

What do you think is harder to break into for a summer internship between Asset Management and Investment Banking at banks such as JPM, GS, Lazard, etc, particularly for someone with a non-finance background?

I figure that there may be more spots for IB and they may be a bit more open to a non-finance background, however I'm also guessing that there would be less people applying to AM internships at these banks. I could be mistaken so any insight is greatly appreciated.

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The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.

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