Summer 2024: Accept internship or Relax/take classes

Around one month ago, I accepted a 2025 IB SA offer without having an internship for this summer. Earlier this week I was offered a role at the boutique consulting firm I interned at last summer and then an FP&A role at a decently sized defense contractor. Honestly, I just want to relax this summer, get ahead on some easy major courses while travelling before school start again in the fall. However, I am worried that having no internship for summer 2024 would impact my ability to get a return offer/recruit for other banks after my junior summer. Would it hurt to take this summer off or should I be working to boost my odds of a return offer after 2025?

 

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