Hey guys, was hoping to get some insight into a problem I'm having. Ultimately, I'm very interested in the PE/VC/GE areas. I'm at a target school with a very good GPA and some decent internship experience thus far (rising junior right now). However, I'm not 100% sure that I want to do investment banking--honestly, the hours just don't seem worth it to me. My problem is that banking seems to be the "safe" route. You do your banking SA, hopefully get the FT offer, do your two years, and then exit into PE, VC, HF, etc. For someone in my shoes though, would this be the smart move since the modeling experience and banking on a resume is a necessary prereq to move into these fields? Or should I try to go for internships in PE, VC, etc.? My only worry is that there is less of a set path to break into these firms for FT, so I may be limiting my options for FT if I go this route instead of banking. Essentially, my worry would be that I could get an internship at a smaller VC shop, but then they don't take on new analysts or anything like that.
Thanks for any opinions you guys have.
