Pushing for GS with MS/JPM already secured - worth it in London?

Hello, my question is as the title suggests. I have converted my Spring Week at MS/JPM and wondered if it would be worth it to recruit for GS. Right now, I think I probably won't find the IB lifestyle sustainable and will push for PE as an exit after 2-4 years to have a slightly more controllable schedule. No insights on team selection yet, that won't happen for like ~9/10 months or so. I definitely acknowledge that I am already in an ideal situation, I am just curious!

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Not really worth the marginal effort. Stupid to cut ties with a MS type bank just to join GS. The joke would be accentuated if you don't get a return from GS and then cant even apply to MS/JPM.

If you're a spring week convert, focus on your technicals before the summer to avoid being the classic (apologies for stereotype) micky mouse spring converted summer intern who doesn't even know what a DCF is.

MS/JPM is top tier and you are absolutely lucky to be going there, my word of advice as a BB SA (who is not fortunate enough to goto MS/JPM/GS but Bofa/Citi instead)

 

Agree with others above, if you have GS/MS/JPM it is top tier and you will have pretty much the exact same experience at each.

Drop off to the likes of Citi is of course different, but stick with what you have secured imo.

 

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