Incoming SA at LMM HCPE (~1.3B AUM, 530M Fund II): Looking for FT options

As the title says, I'm a junior and incoming SA at a healthcare focused LMM firm. While I'm excited about the opportunity, I'm also thinking about exits. From what I can see, my FT return offer at the current firm is almost guaranteed, but I'm applying to whatever UMM/MF analyst programs exist, but unsure as to what else I should be doing. I went on a trek with my school to visit all top buy side firms (Apollo, Ares, Blue Owl, Warburg, etc) and I realized I'm actually interested in credit as well. I also obviously would not mind a top banking seat FT. How should I think about the summer and my senior year?

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