I am a current senior at a complete non-target. I know it's early and could have more offers by graduation but my situation is this. I am considereing doing a MSF from Vandy, USC, BC, or Nova to get a brand name on my resume. I haven't fully decided between IBD, S&T or AM yet but have worked in PWM the past three years. My other option is I have been offered an analyst job at a very small AM startup. It offers no prestigious brand name to my resume but I would learn a lot. I could do this and apply for a T-25 MBA in a couple of years. Would a small firm stop me from making it into a top program?
What would you choose?