Does graduating early hurt IB recruiting?

I'm a freshman and have enough credits to easily be able to graduate by junior year without overly straining myself. I was wondering if it is smart to do this considering the junior summer internship seems to matter most. I could also graduate as a junior then do a 1 year masters program.

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I'd do the master's program and recruit like a normal four year. That extra year is important for you to get club and internship experience for when you recruit for Junior summer. 

 

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