Private Equity Internship at a Small Firm

I recently landed an internship for the fall and spring at a small company (60 followers on LinkedIn and can’t find anything online besides a website, not even AUM) As a freshman interested in breaking into banking, should I do this internship or is it practically useless? I also know that breaking into Private Equity from a west coast school (UC Berkeley) is almost impossible, so I want to do every step right.

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