Berkeley Haas MBA vs. UCLA anderson MBA for LA/SoCal Jobs

Hi. I'm choosing between Berkeley Haas and UCLA Anderson. I want to live in LA/SoCal upon graduation. My career goal is consulting. I didn't get any scholarship from either. Which should I choose?

I've lived in SoCal all my life, and wouldn't mind going to Berkeley for a change in pace. But I don't want it to box me into working in NorCal.

Berkeley is higher ranked and I'm leaning toward it, but if UCLA's alumni network has stronger clout than Cal's in SoCal, I'd pick UCLA.

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