Work Experience: BB Associate or Tech Startup Analyst?

Hi All! I am currently a 2nd year Analyst at a top BB in the Treasury dept. in NY and am looking to enroll in b-school fall 2020 (CBS, Wharton, Booth). I am debating between staying on as an Associate or joining a tech start up as an Analyst. A few of the admissions consultants I spoke with really emphasized that the key strength in my profile is that I went from a non-top 50 school (3.4 GPA) to a top BB and received a promotion. A few of the folks in my group have gone to Wharton and CBS and know I could get great recommendations from my current VP and MD. However - the work sucks.

The tech startup (1k employees not really a startup) position is pretty interesting with the ability to do a lot of forecasting, modelling, exposure to CFO/ CEO. Much better work, however title would be an Analyst with the potential to be promoted to Senior Analyst in a year. A few individuals from the firm have gone to top B schools, however they also had top undergrads, one was ex-PE.

So my questions is this: Do I stay at the BB and eat it to provide the best chances of getting into a M7? Or should I go to the tech startup and hope I get promoted and into a top b school?

 
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