deferred mba as a wharton undergrad

i'm currently a wharton undergrad, and i was contemplating whether i should consider applying to deferred MBA programs. planning on doing ib post-grad and PE/VC down the line and was wondering if it's worth it to spend senior year on GMAT/applying to deferred MBA.

i don't mean to offend anyone, but i feel like i view MBAs as more a time to relax/network + useful if i want to fully pivot out of finance (which i'm not sure i will)

but i also was thinking it may be useful to go to stanford gsb for instance bc of the tech/startup/VC scene?? idk any thoughts

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