Importance of stating location as a reason

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jacob.t.jennings: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 7; Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:09 pm

Importance of stating location as a reason

by jacob.t.jennings » Thu May 19, 2011 9:33 am

Is stating the location of the school as one of the reasons to want to attend important? For example, I live in Emeryville and work in Oakland, so naturally Haas (part-time) is my top choice. Is it important to state or is it irrelevant from the adcom point of view? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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by paulsbodine » Thu May 19, 2011 9:57 am

Jacob,
The school's location is worth mentioning but only mention it after mentioning the resources that are more unique to the school since there are other B-schools in the Bay Area. Location is also relevant in terms of placement: i.e., you want to build your career in the Bay Area and Haas obviously places many MBAs in Bay Area firms.
Good luck,

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