PE internship or Equity research?

So I am offered a paid internship in a top Private Equity investing in real estates, I will be working with the distressed debt investing team (data analysis, modeling, etc.)

Meanwhile, received offers from some b school for equity researches.

I am a sophomore and want to work as a trader in the future? What should I choose to do this summer?

Thanks in advance.

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