Pivoting from investment banking summer analyst role to FT equity research?

Self explanatory tile, think I would prefer ER due to better / more predictable WLB, more modeling than some IB roles, and more reading/writing

Background: I am a non-target with a MM summer internship, current firm doesn't have ER 

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