Need help choosing job offers

Hi WSO,

I am currently in a predicament and wanted the advice from others. I recently graduated this spring and interned this summer in the Commercial Banking Department as a Credit Analyst.

I received a job offer for an Asset Liability Management Analyst Position in Memphis this week and they would like a very quick response. The location is unfavorable in my opinion and the salary seems to be on the low range, but I think the experience would be great.

I'm expecting to hear from several firms within a week or two and I'm fairly confident that I will receive other offers. I'm expecting to hear from a bank that is much more prestigious for a portfolio management Analyst Position and a Credit Analyst position in the Healthcare Department for the bank I interned at. I expect that the prestigious firm will have a much higher salary range but the other Credit Analyst position is in my hometown where it would be very possible to get my MBA at Vanderbilt.

What direction would you choose for the best career growth? I don't want to end up losing the offer I currently have but it seems like it might happen if I don't make a decision soon.