Starting MBA next fall with 2 years FT experience, chance at PE?

Currently work at F-500 bank in the USA, but accepted to move to my SO in EU and get my MBA at a T-15 school. How much of a disadvantage will it be for me post-MBA? The school is an accelerated program, so only one year without internship opportunity. It is possible to transfer for a trimester to another school for abroad education, but I'm not sure how much that will help. My current stats:

Education: Bsc at a small liberal arts non-target USA (3.5 GPA) GMAT: 700 Experience: Senior Financial Analyst FP&A (2 promotions) at a F-500 Bank; 2 years of experience

I would like to work PE, and the area I will be is ripe with startups. The school is really the only school in the area that has strong prestige, but the average WE is around 6-8 years vs. my 2. I will be networking and have already started to, but is there anything else I can do to really bolster myself with lower WE?

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