Undergrad PE internship. Need Wisdom.

Hey guys,

I'm a junior at a non target with a 4.0. I recently landed a PE internship (50% sourcing) at a smaller growth shop with no set career progression and am having trouble seeing the path forward.

My thinking is that maybe I can swing an IB gig after I graduate, but will be behind by dint of school name/lack of junior year IB internship. The jump to another PE firm also seems illogical as I lack IB base/MBA.

WSO Community, I summon your wisdom. Is the move to IB/PE straight out of undergrad feasible? If not, then what? Any insight is welcome and I appreciate you guys.

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Gotcha, I'm a freshmen that just got a internship doing this type of work and I know I'm NOT going to be doing a lot of financial work. Do you think this would be worth it purely for the PE on freshmen resume and the connections in the industry for future internships?

 

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