Background: I've been a product manager in fintech in NYC since I graduated. It's now or never if I want to switch careers.. so I'm going for it. Got into Anderson with a $100k fellowship, and also got into HBS (no aid).
I want to end up in entertainment, preferably in film or TV production. No experience, but I'm committed. Short-term (internships/first few years post-grad) I'd like to work at a place like Netflix or Amazon Video to start interacting with the creative guys while learning more about digital distribution. Long-term, I may start my own production company.
I'm very much pulled towards Anderson with the LA location, the entertainment management MBA specialization, the ability to take classes from the UCLA Producer's Program, and the fact that I think I fit in more there. But there's no denying the HBS brand, and they do also have connections to entertainment -- they've got a world-famous professor there and every celebrity goes through her HBS executive program for entertainment management.
Thoughts?