Should I Take the Offer?

Hey guys. So with most people's IB internships coming to a close, I'd love to hear about how others have thought about making the decision to return FT.

For me personally, I'm interning at a BB in a decent group, but I'm still wondering if I could do better somewhere else. The team has been good to work for, but for the hours they work, dealflow isn't the greatest and placement in PE is somewhat lacking. That being said, the group is pretty much middle of the road at this bank so it could certainly be worse. At this point, I'm almost positive that I will receive an offer, but I'd love to put myself in the best position moving forward. How would you guys think about my situation?

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Lateraling to a new group is very doable - you could do it 6 months into the job. Dick move but you could do it. Don’t risk it all because you don’t want to spend 6 months (basically a millisecond over the course of a career) at a mid tier BB. Time will fly once you’re out of college. 6 months is nothing. Don’t reject a full time offer at a BB

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