Worth switching to consulting?

So I’m a first year mba associate and while I don’t mind the job so far, I know that I don’t want my MDs job/life. If I’m going to end up exiting to a corporate job anyway, aren’t I better off in consulting where my opportunities won’t be as limited to corp dev? Id love to work at a hedge fund but that seems like a pipe dream. I guess I’m having a hard time seeing the pros of staying in ib as someone who doesn’t want to become career banker. 

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Have you considered staying the course but exiting on the same path you would if you went into consulting? Current strategy consultant here, and I think banking placements into F500 would be as strong or better than that of consulting (you'd be qualified for corp dev or virtually anything else).

 

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