PB at BB or IB at Boutique firm

Hi, I am currently going to a non target school in West coast and interning at a well-known (not BB) AM firm. I just got an offer for PB solutions analyst summer internship at a BB. I have about a week to accept or decline. I don’t think I am gonna get a superday from IB at BB (I haven’t heard back from any since I applied and it’s already July). So I was thinking of accept the current offer for next summer and either network to recruiter for FT IB at BB with have a BB PB analyst internship on my resume or just decline and go for a small Boutique IB firm around my school.

What do you think is the best path to IB in this scenario?

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Best exits from a regional boutique are usually a solid MM, maybe an eb if you're really good

 

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