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Nope, sorry. If you don't land a BB IBD SA your freshman year don't even bother pursuing finance. Why would you ever consider selling yourself short like this?
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I would say that PWM is definitively your worst option unless it's at a BB in which case can't say for sure.
Also, the way you talk about the "M&A advisory" gig vs. the boutique IB gig makes me think you don't know that M&A advisory is investment banking.
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