PE summer internships?

Just wondering how likely it is to get a PE summer internship is a city like Toronto. I'm heading into my junior (3rd) year and I'm going to start networking with some alumni soon. I was just wondering what I should say if someone says I need to go into IBD before I can go into PE. Should I say, "Yeah I know, I want to do an internship here, go into IBD after graduation and then come back in 2 years" Or do I say I want to go straight to PE?

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