MBA v. Summer Analyst

I'm a sophomore at a semi-target to target school. Basically I'm faced with a dilemma that I can graduate in 3 years with a finance degree and a minor but I would have to spend my sophomore summer on campus for school then I would do a one year MBA at my school (top 25 b-school although we are known for undergrad business and ranked usually top 5 and top 1 or 2 on some lists). The summer between graduating and one year MBA I would have to be on campus to start the MBA program as per the one-year program.

So my question is this. in 4 years should I get my MBA and undergrad major +minor without doing any summer analyst jobs or anything (I could do winter break and spring break programs and my school has project affiliations during the school year I could work on with top companies in IBD. Or should I take 4 years to get my undergrad degree and minor (maybe two minors) and work both summers in IBD summer analyst roles (I think I can land an internship both summers based on connections I have).

thanks!

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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Don't get an MBA w/o work experience. If you don't have anything to contribute and experiences to leverage it has no value.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there" - Will Rogers
 

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