# Current two-year Full-time MBA student Javier Araujo O’Neill (MBA '23) in-depth Q&A interview: "Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Javier Araujo O’Neill, New York University (Stern)."

1 School News August 29, 2021 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](https://poetsandquants.com/2021/08/29/meet-the-mba-class-of-2023-javier-araujo-oneill-new-york-university-stern/?pq-category=students)-- "NYU, as a wider university, houses some of the most artistic and creative collectives in the world. I believe this “poet DNA” organically embeds itself into NYU Stern’s more quant, data-driven curriculum. Many aspects of business today tend to be mundane or outdated and require the type of creativity or out-of-the-box thinking that Stern provides its students to foster innovation. As I began to explore different MBA programs, I was keen on finding a school that challenges the status quo. Stern’s belief to embrace change, if not create it, immediately resonated with me."

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