Choosing a career path - ibanking vs FLDP

Hey guys, I'm currently a junior at a target school with borderline grades/extracurriculars for a summer analyst position at a BB. I'm trying to think about different scenarios wrt this interview season and the choices I would make. I have a couple offers from F100 companies with respected fldps, none yet for banking.

Say ibanking interviews don't work out as well as I hope and I end up at a less than desirable/not well known bank. However, I end up with finance internships at F100 companies with well respected post grad fldps (GE, J&J, etc.)

I have always wanted to do banking, however, I like the idea of fldps and think I could be very successful in that type of job and would still be happy

I know this is a personal decision (and hypothetical, but likely) but I'd like to hear what you guys would choose and your reasoning as it may help me figure out what I would do. Essentially a top corporate finance internship or a lower tier ibanking internship. thanks fellas

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