UCB vs UCLA Investment Banking

Hey WSO,

Wanted to know if there any fellow transfers from UCLA or CAL. I Got into UCLA as a biz econ major, and UC Berkeley as a econ major (Spring Admit meaning i start in spring but will be there another summer). I was wondering what would be the best option and if there any WSO members here that have successfully broken into IB despite being a transfer and some tips to go along with that. 

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