Help/advice needed - Difficult time deciding what to do for the summer

Having a difficult time deciding what to do for the summer and could use some advice from those who are familiar with the full time recruiting process for IB.

Two possible summer options: intern at an event driven hedge fund in my hometown and live with my parents or continue interning for an econ/litigation consulting firm in the city and live in my apartment, which I love. The ultimate goal is to get a job in investment banking for full time after I graduate. Please let me know which would be best for my goals after school.

A bit about my background: Econ and finance double major at a non-target school in a major city with 3.85 and 3.6 major and cumulative GPA's respectively. Previous internship experience with a boutique IB, corporate finance internship with large international bank, and corporate finance internship with a F500.

Will I have a chance when full time recruiting comes around for more respected IB's? Will either of my two summer options help me significantly more during full time recruiting to choose the hedge fund with less pay and living with my parents for more money and living in the city for the summer? I think the work will be more interesting at the hedge fund, but the consulting could offer a backup offer if the IB recruiting doesn't work out.

Thanks in advance for any input.

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