IB SA to Quant SA

Hi all.

I recruited for banking this past winter and was fortunate enough to land a solid offer for next summer. However my school also offers a 5 year program where I can obtain a financial engineering degree bachelors from Columbia. I was considering taking this extra year and recruiting for Quant SA27, but was wondering if banking looked bad on the resume for that. I know this path is uncommon, but any advice would be appreciated.

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