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March 17, 2019 9:55am ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: Columbia $ , UCLA Anderson

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, UCLA Anderson

Entering Year: 2019

Post MBA Career: Media

GMAT: 710

Notes:

Ideal post-grad job is on the biz side of podcasting, and want to settle down on the West Coast.

I'm 99% set on CBS given T10 and $$, but open to other thoughts here. Everyone says Anderson is the place to be to land in Media & Entertainment in LA, but LinkedIn suggests that Anderson alum land in slightly less coveted roles

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anon82493 Likes Earned: 0 CBS is def a tier above Anderson, no question. And if you're getting money on top of it, I think its a no brainer. You may have to hustle a bit more simply because you aren't in LA and can't network directly, but you can get there. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1572 Agree. Things may be more challenging for you, recruiting etc, but it should be worthwhile. Two great programs, for your goals. (0)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1145 Try connecting with CBS alums in the LA MBA alumni club and find out how they navigated their way to roles in that region. I tend to agree that CBS+$$ beats UCLA in most instances, and you shouldn't forget that NYC is a pretty great place to be for media too (especially radio/brodcasting related fields), which is to say that you might make some useful connections there too. Best of luck!
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anon39204 Likes Earned: 0 call UCLA and see if they can match the scholarship (0)

anon21596 Likes Earned: 0 OP here: Thanks all for the thoughts! Helpful advice regarding recruiting (0)

anon26597 Likes Earned: 0 UCLA could provide you with in-semester internship opportunities that Columbia cannot. As someone who has lived in LA for 10 years and worked in media, those connections are SUPER important. (0)