Important Career Decision - Feedback Kindly Requested

I have a full-time offer for when I graduate (as an undergrad) from a top firm in the IB group. I am trying to decide whether to accept the offer or join a hedge fund. Hedge Firms I am considering include Forester Capital, Great Point Partners, Abrams Bison Investment, Summit Partners, Criterion Capital Management, Spark, D.E. Shaw group, Bain Capital. Could you comment on any of these firms in terms of which I should definitely pursue as well as those which you feel should not be on my list? Further, could you comment on the wisdom of choosing IB over a hedge fund for my first full-time position. Thanks.

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