Advice on career path

Hey everyone! I'm a rising junior at a non-target/semi-target. I got spots in 2 big 4 leadership programs, and 2 "accelerated" offers for Summer '16 in advisory/consulting. However, the goal has been IB for quite sometime now, and I've been networking with a lot of alums and seem to have a solid, supportive network. The big 4 offers expire at the end of the summer, and I was wondering if anyone had input on what decision I should make. IB is the goal, but at the same time I hope to be realistic. I'm an international student and working in Europe this summer. would be happy to PM my resume, if more details are needed to gauge if I should just cash in and take one of the big 4 offers, or if my resume is solid enough to land interviews next year. Thanks in advance!

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Congrats on the offers! Which departments are the Big 4 internships for? If you are interested in banking, go for Transaction advisory/FAS or at the very least the consulting arm. Big 4 is solid for banking because of the similar work involved--I know people who have done TAS/FAS internships in a Big 4 and made the switch to banking. Keep up the networking! Are you studying in the US?

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Thanks! They are FSO Advisory for EY, and FAS for Del. I liked the EY people better, so if it comes to that I will most likely choose EY. However isn't it that it is better to get a junior IBD SA internship? I am an international student studying at Univ of Rochester (non-target).

 

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