Sophomore internship: second-tier consulting or no-name boutique

I'm a sophomore at a semi-target looking to break into finance. I have three offers at hand for 2021 summer and would love to get your advise on which one to take.

1. Second-tier consulting firm (think Deloitte/Accenture/OW/EYP) internship in Asia

2. PE/VC boutique internship in Asia

3. IBD boutique internship in the US

Assuming I intend to do FT IBD in the US after college, which offer should I take? I'm leaning more towards the consulting internship, simply because of its brand name. But will that raise a red flag when I apply for junior year IBD internships? Like, "this person did consulting and has no real experience in finance. Are they truly interested in IBD?"

Any input would be appreciated.

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