Junior Summer Dilemma: Top HF (C/BW/DESCO/P72) vs. Top VC

Trying to decide between a top VC junior summer offer (not Insight Partners lol) and a top HF (C/BW/DESCO/P72) for my junior summer.

My ultimate long-term goal has always been the HF route, and the summer comp is >2x the VC offer. However, I'm at a heavily entrepreneurial school and very active in the early-stage community, so the VC offer aligns perfectly with my current network and interests.

Two questions for the forum:

  1. What should I look at to make this decision (i'm currently leaning to the HF, but the VC team was great!)
  2. Is it realistic to ask the VC if I can push the internship to the fall/spring semester so I can take the HF offer for the summer? Has anyone pulled this off?
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Your long term goal has always been HF, and HF pays more. Choice seems pretty clear to me.

 

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