UNC full schol VS UCLA 50% schol

HI, I have an admit and full scholarship for MBA program from UNC and 50% schol from UCLA. Post MBA I want to move into Asset Management. I am not an american citizen and ideally will love to move to Hong Kong/Singapore for job opportunities. Will MBA from UCLA significantly increase my chances of getting a job in Asia (since it is a better ranked and recognized school) as compared to UNC. Also within US, for investment management, is reputation of UCLA a lot better than that of UNC?

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shorttheworldUCLA. west coast. asian.

in terms of investment management i have no -- maybe pimco and calpers would recruit from there? i know chicago NYU columbia MIT wharton and carnegie mellon tend to be strong IM programs

Thanks a lot for your input. Can you clarify UCLA.West Coast.Asian? What has UCLA's location gotta do with job opportunities in asia?
 

I think between those two it is a toss up. Both schools are well recognized (within the US) and I think in terms of rankings both are generally in the same realm. UNC will probably provide better opportunities and recruiters in the Northeast and UCLA will have the west coast. It boils down to what you prefer and your appetite for student debt.

 

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