Decision

Hey everyone. I wanted to get some advice here.

Sophomore here. I will have to make this decision quite soon, so I wanted to get some opinions ahead of time.

I have the opportunity to join a MM PE firm for next summer (then FT) that is growing rapidly right now, and I believe there will be significant upward mobility for me.

It also appears I will have some BB offers to choose from quite soon.

Is it worth going to PE directly, missing out on the network I'll get in IB, and maybe taking a "riskier" path?

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