exploding offer from THAT place... do i take?

I'm not saying not to try for other places (or that you should), but don't let others shit on your parade. You got an offer from a good, respectable bank, which is a huge accomplishment and -- if you don't like it -- could be a stepping stone to bigger and (maybe) better things. Plus, you like the people there. Enjoy your accomplishment, and don't let others ruin it for you (especially because some/arguably most of the comments on this site are ill-informed. Plus, who cares if other people don't like that place?)

Take Citi man

Stop taking what people say on this site seriously. This site has a weird obsession with prestige and ranks that ultimately mean nothing.

Getting an offer at any of the well-established banks is an accomplishment. If it’s your only offer, take it and you can always try to lateral after getting a return offer

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you got a bb offer congrats

Well at least it's not DB

You are completely, 100% fine. Take the offer, don’t regret it. You are going to learn the exact same things as every other summer analyst and it will open lots of doors for you. Congrats!

See you next summer :)

Take the offer and keep interviewing elsewhere

It's become a meme but you will work on high-quality, large deals which no MM will afford you. You will have every shot at UMM+ PE. Just take it

Even if your experience is poor it’s only 10 weeks. Take it, learn as much as you can and if things don’t work out recruit for FT somewhere else.

I've heard it's pretty hard to accelerate if you aren't in the process at other banks

ie. unless you already did first rounds/equivalent with barclays, cowen, cs then it's logistically difficult to line up first round and superday within that time frame (Disclosure: personally have not accelerated before, so that's just based on what I've heard)

Would strongly advise against declining the Citi offer and trying to recruit somewhere better. Looks like you're international, but in the US Citi is the first BB to recruit, and I've seen people reject a Citi offer because they think they can do better but wind up with nothing 

Moral of the story: Having a Citi offer doesn't mean you can comfortably get Barclays, CS, BofA, etc. I can say definitively there's a ton of variability in this process, and I've also seen people get rejected from Citi and land a top group at GS, so it's probably best to take whatever you can get

I'm not at Citi, but despite what people say on this forum, at the end of the day it's still a strong bank--any bank that's able to compete at a global level is incredibly good, considering how competitive the banking industry is

Take the offer. Although the firm pays like shit and has horrible culture, the name will open doors 100%

I wouldn't worry about what banks are memes on here. Most people who make those posts are prob still in college.