Need help choosing an internship

Hello, some background: I am an incoming freshman (current high school senior) planning to matriculate at a target undergrad next year. In the past two years, I have completed internships at a small credit ratings engineering firm (moody's spin-off) and a small california based VC firm. I really do enjoy interning and want to get a head start on internships- my goal is to secure a hedge fund job out of undergrad.

This summer, I have 3 internship options:

A role at a small, unknown private equity firm An IB role at a very small regional boutique based out of Texas A PWM role at a regional BOA-ML branch

Opinions?
Thank you.

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