Interning in trading before moving to quant

I'm graduating with a physics degree soon and will be going for a MFE course in London. However, I want to gain some experience in the industry before I start my masters so I'm thinking of applying for summer internships. I'm interested in securing a front desk quant role where I directly work with traders which is why I feel an internship in trading might be appropriate for me (there are no internships for undergrads in quant for obvious reasons). My understanding is that traders use models made by quants, surely having experience in applying those models in trading will make me stand out? Would it be a good idea to say on my internship applications that I eventually wish to get into quant?

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