Best schools for Growth Equity Not in the midwest and not HSW

From SoCal doing VC and would like to get a post MBA role in NorCal or SoCal in late stage VC or growth equity.

I really don’t want to spend time in the midwest and don’t think I’ll get into Harvard/Stanford/Wharton, but I’d rather go to Columbia than Booth despite the difference in ranking.

Would I be crazy to choose a school like Yale or Columbia over Booth / Kellogg just because I’d rather spend 2 years on the east coast than the midwest?

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