How best position for Post-MBA recruiting coming out of Lower Middle Market PE?

I'm headed to an M7 program this fall (not HSW) from a MM/LMM firm (think ~$1Bn total AUM across 2 funds) in a T2 city (not NYC/SF). How can I best position myself for PE recruiting in this situation?

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