Worth delaying graduation?

For those of us who haven’t gotten return at top BB/EB’s/Buysides is it worth delaying graduation, snagging a big3/m another offer then re recruiting, especially if goal is PE.

Most top firms aren’t hiring and when t2/t3 firms won’t even look since they assume I didn’t get a return offer and it wouldn’t make sense why would I apply there.

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