IB EB FT or Tier 2 QT Summer

Hi all,

Never thought I'd actually post on WSO but here I am - would appreciate any advice some of you might have!

I am a finalist at Oxbridge and have a FT offer from an EB in London (think PJT, EVR, Lazard) and a summer internship offer for Quant Trading (think Flow Traders, IMC, Maven Sec and Akuna Capital).

I am leaning towards the FT but was wondering if I should risk it and do the summer, try and get a return and apply for a masters in the meantime.

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

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