McKinsey vs Morgan Stanley S&T internship offers -- which to choose?

I know I'm very lucky to be in this position and able to choose between two really great opportunities. I'm having trouble deciding and want to know what factors I should consider or weigh importantly. I'm a junior in undergrad and one of my offers is expiring soon. I've seen lots of posts comparing consulting to banking, but not many comparing S&T at a BB to consulting at MBB. I posted this in the S&T forum already, but I wanted to get this forum's perspective as well.

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I'm someone who did at least some time in MBB, IB, and S&T.

MBB is the safe bet, and while I didn't hate it, I definitely found it less fun than S&T.  But that world's going the way of the dodo.  I'm surprised they're even hiring someone whose profile is also appealing to MBB

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It's not.  Last time I checked, banks are still hiring plentiful for S&T.

 

if i were you, i'd take mckinsey. but that's because i have no interest in S&T, and i'm interested in what consulting has to offer

what are you interested in?

 

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