Help Me Make a Decision

I have a few offers on the table and I need some advice. I've always wanted to do BB IBD, but coming from a non-target it was difficult to land interviews. I've been focusing on MM IBD and have a few interviews with banks in the near future. If no offers come from the MM IBs, what would you choose out of these options?

  1. Finance Rotational program at top 10 Fortune 500 mfg. firm. (interned here over summer and created a very strong network with high potential for quick promotions)
  2. GE FMP
  3. JPMorgan Commercial Banking Analyst Program

In three years I will be leaving work to do a full time MBA and hopefully transition into IB or PE. I have a 4.0 undergrad GPA and have already taken the gmat (710 score), so I think I would be a strong candidate for a top program. Downside to GE is that they don't like you leaving for an MBA. Upside to mfg. firm is that they pay 100% for MBA and encourage it.

Thanks for your help -mkballer

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Why would a company not like you leaving for an MBA. That sounds very counterintuitive

 

Their terms are just that, terms!. I know someone who worked at JPM and they paid for the MBA, then the person left the firm. You don't owe nothing to the organization. Now if the military, it would be a different story...

 

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