# Two-year Full-time MBA alumni Suchi Patel (MBA ’26) and Justin Shalap (MBA ’26) are quoted: “The 20 Biggest Regrets Of MBA Graduates.”

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— September 21, 2026

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Excerpt from [*Poets&Quants*](https://poetsandquants.com/2026/09/21/the-20-biggest-regrets-of-mba-graduates/) — “Looking back, I wish I had taken one of Stern’s Doing Business In… courses abroad. I traveled a lot during business school and have incredible memories, but I didn’t fully take advantage of this one unique opportunity Stern offers. There’s something different about traveling with a large group of classmates, learning about international business during the day, and exploring a new city together at night. That kind of shared experience is hard to recreate later in life. When I saw friends on safari in Cape Town or wandering through Marrakech together, it wasn’t regret so much as a realization: this was a special window. Business school gives you the chance to experience the world alongside people who are all in the same season of life. If I could go back, I would make time to say yes to that, too.”

Learn more about the [two-year Full-time MBA Program](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba).

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