1st gen college: Can someone clarify the tiers of best internships/FT offers for me, please?

I'm heading to a target this fall. Outside of IBD at MS GS JPM and MBB consulting, I have no idea what else would be "aiming high." Are financial analysts at Google, Facebook, Amazon up there too or not really? Are there internships/FT offers coming out of a target undergrad even above IBD? Appreciate clarity from you wiser commentariat.

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"avidfisherman" I'm heading to a target this fall. Outside of IBD at MS GS JPM and MBB consulting, I have no idea what else would be "aiming high."

The Air Force is also 'aiming high'.

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Try to focus on what you are interested in first, and then exploit the prestige factor. I'd consider PE/VC/HF better than IB.

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