# First-year Stern MBAs Allie Esslinger, Ricardo Aldrey and Christopher Larsen are featured on Poets & Quants' list of Stereotype-Defying MBA Students

1 School News August 31, 2016 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](http://poetsandquants.com/2016/08/31/introducing-mba-class-2018/21/) -- "...ultimately I knew that NYU Stern was the better fit. It offers so many concentrations and clubs that will allow me to explore opportunities in a city with so many intersecting industries. Indie film still reigns here. And there’s still a lot of room to grow in terms of the tech scene and VC funding."

[Read more](http://poetsandquants.com/2016/08/31/introducing-mba-class-2018/21/)