M/B/B LA vs NYC offices

Hi,

The LA office gets a lot fewer applicants than NYC but also has fewer spots. The odds are slightly better however. Before applying to LA few things to keep in mind

• Almost all your school friends will be in NYC or the Bay Area, its going to be a completely new social experience which is why not many east coasters end up in LA In the early part of their career (also NYC is a hard city to beat!)
• Industry focus changes quite a bit - LA has entetainment, some Healthcare, some finance etc. NYC is huge for finance, healthcare, pharma and a bunch of other industries
• LA office has a recruiting pipeline with the UCs and also with Stanford etc. that however isn't a big problem if you go to a target school in the east coast
• I would highly recommend setting up a session with an alum from your school in the LA offices (even an MBA alum will usually respond to requests if they went to your school)

All the best,

Udayan

1. Yes
2. No, I think it's a matter of number of applicants from there

Best,
Antonello