Consulting vs Equity Research Sophomore Summer

Hi WSO, For context I am a rising sophomore at HYP with an offer from MBB for next summer and I am working with a T1 AM firm (think Blackrock/Fidelity/Vanguard) in ER this summer and will hopefully end up with a return for next summer too.

My goal is to recruit Bx PE/RE/TO (undecided) for my junior summer (2025) and was wondering if all other factors such as interview ability, networking, etc. are up to scratch, which internship would be more beneficial for my application?

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