Big 4 Transaction Advisory vs MM PE Sophomore Summer

Rising college sophomore starting to plan out my next summer to prepare for IB recruiting. I have solid pathways into 2 sophomore summer internships next year: Big 4 transaction advisory and middle-market private equity. I get the feeling that PE would look better for IB recruiting but the big 4 internship would probably pay 2-3x as much. Given that, which is a better option to pursue?

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