Top BB or Top Distressed?

Know there is a lot of IB vs PE analyst threads but never seen IB vs Distressed Investing. Have an opportunity with both a top BB and a top distressed fund (e.g.Sixth Street / Silver Point / Aurelius / King Street) for FT.

Would appreciate your take. I am interested in investing but as a college student it’s impossible to really know.

Would I be stupid to turn down an opportunity at a top distressed fund straight out of undergad? Would distressed so early on be pigeonholing or could I still pivot to regular L/S and/or Buyouts if I didn’t like it. 
 

Thanks in advance

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If you actually had offers at these shops you would already know the answers to your questions. 

 

King street and Sixth Street are not on the same level as the other two you listed.

If you don’t want to do distressed then don’t take the distress opp, you will be siloed into distress.

 

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