Here’s a thought

First couple of years, suck it up and work your ass through

You can sleep when you are dead. Embrace technology, transparency and change

You may not like the working hours of EA, but as a fresh grad and out of all your options, that is the best choice. A fresh grad should prioritize learning, at least for the first 2-3 years, even if you really want a work-life balance. Plus EA gives you exposure and experience so you will be more sure of what you wanna do later on.
Suffer those years when you can, then you can enjoy that work-life balance later on.

My thoughts on IA as I have interned there before: one of your best options, but only further down your career path. IA requires knowledge not only about that particular sector/business, but you should also have background on some other departments such as finance. And from my experience, most IA came from within the same company but different departments, so they had prior knowledge of that particular department thus able to analyse and advise better.

(in fact, currently I myself have a goal of settling down in IA much later in my career as the pay and work-life balance is pretty good)

How true. I find ambitious / capable graduates are more depressed when they don't have an avenue to show case their talents. At least EA gives them the opportunity and freedom to lead projects (big or small) due to severe lack of resources. Most fresh grads are subject to heavy supervision and lack of autonomy in their jobs.