Recruiting in Chicago vs NYC

Looking for advice on where to recruit. Go to a semi target (UVA, Northwestern, ND). I feel like there are more alums from my school in NYC, but honestly would prefer Chicago. As someone trying to break into the industry, should I go all out for Chicago or follow the alumni base to NYC?

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While you may have less connect in chicago, a lot of them might be more willing to help compared to their NYC counterparts given the competition for chicago is slightly less, IMO give chicago a good shot

 

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