Help me choose an internship!

Hi, incoming freshman to a target school here, please help me choose an internship(s) for this summer. Ultimate goal is tech ib, but I am okay with any other ib. Clubs on campus are also very selective so I want an edge on other ppl.

Big bank retail location internship (WF/Citi/BofA) It is a pretty selective internship with a big networking conference at the end w/ a bunch of people from divisions like wealth management and more (no ib people). It is an internship, but I'd just be sitting around and helping old people with their phones and stuff which is nice but I learn nothing.I'm also hoping it might give me an edge for their sophomore ib program? 

Product QA internship at a series b startup. It is a fairly well known startup within tech with half a billion raised. It is very hands on and I'd lesrn a lot about tech related stuff. It's basically testing their products and finding errors and stuff. I was thinking it could be really good for answering why tech?

Lastly, being an intern at a small REPE place with a $300M AUM. I think I would gain the most relevant experience as it is probably going to be acquisition related.

Please let me know which one is best. Also, if you choose the big bank one, would doing the 2nd and 3rd one at the same time be better?

I am very blessed and lucky to have these offers. Thank you all for helping!

Internship

Bank
21% (7 votes)
Product QA
32% (11 votes)
REPE
47% (16 votes)
Total votes: 34
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