Should I take an Internship within Finance (Middle/Back Office) as opposed to waiting and applying for an IBD Internship

Pretty much, I am a sophomore, should I take an internship with a prestigious company for a Finance/Accounting position, or should I wait and possibly try for positions in IBD. I am more interested in IBD and the offers that it can present me, but I would be taking a risk as I have not heard back from those firms (I applied later on) yet. I also think that I would like a career in IBD over Finance/Accounting as well.

Thanks

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I'm in the same situation basically, decided to take the offer because it was Modeling/Risk Management which is about as close as you can get without being the real thing. Being a Sophomore from a non-target, I decided to err on the side of caution

 

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