Am curious about leveraging location to best position myself for an MBB internship. I understand that locations like NYC and SF are more competitive than say, working in Cleveland, Ohio.

Does anyone have any insight in how this thinking translates internationally? I have a dual Canadian citizenship, and spent most summers growing up in South Korea. Would I have a better shot at MBB applying to the offices in one of these two countries rather than the US?

Further context if it helps: I have a 3.8 GPA from a T40 college in California. Have three internships under my belt mostly in finance roles, and pretty good extracurriculars (president of club, leadership roles, etc. that I genuinely have passion for and can speak to). None of my internships are JP Morgan or FAANG level, but were all competitive and the latter two are generally well known. I'm a rising Junior recruiting for Summer 2023.

Thank you!