# Two-year Full-time MBA alumni Suchi Patel (MBA '26) and Justin Shalap (MBA ’26) are quoted: “The Best Cities (And Towns) To Earn An MBA.”

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— October 6, 2026

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Excerpt from [*Poets&Quants*](https://poetsandquants.com/2026/10/06/the-best-cities-and-towns-to-earn-an-mba/) — “It’s the feeling that the day could go anywhere in NYC. I love walking out of my apartment on a Saturday morning without a plan and knowing that something interesting will happen. I just don’t know what yet.”

“Every industry has a real presence here, and that blend of personal and professional creates constant serendipity: you run into people building, investing, or creating across tech, finance, media, and the arts – and you never know what opportunities those relationships will lead.”

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