Sophomore Internship -> IB. Asset Management vs PE

Do I take a role at a 2bn PE firm or a >40bn credit asset management firm. The reason I ask this is that the asset management firm is better size, name, and work, but most people who interned at the PE firm ended up at Goldman, Centerview, etc...

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