Sophomore Internship with IB in mind: Corporate Banking or Corporate Finance at an F50?

So I have some options for the summer between my sophomore and junior year. I can be a corporate banker at a universal bank (basically a BB) or I can be a finance intern at a company very high in the F50. Right now I'm leaning towards CB. Which would you all suggest?

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