Is a 2-vent/side vent suit appropriate in a professional setting?

Incoming MBA student. I haven't ever had to wear suits for work, so right now I only have one well-fitting suit (lost a lot of weight after college so that older ones weren't really tailorable). Current suit is charcoal and I want to pick up a navy. I'm in pretty good shape and was thinking about getting a side vented suit. Would this stand out too much/look weird when interviewing or at work?

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two vents > one. looks immeasurably better.

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qft.

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This thread is classic self selection: anyone who cares posts, and hence knows suits and how crap single vent looks.

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Side vent is the only way to go these days. I haven't even seen a single vent suit on anyone under 50 in a few years.

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Single-vent suits still serve a purpose though. If you have a big ass that sticks out, a side-vented jacket will make it look like your suit has a butt-flap or something. Single-vented suits are preferable in this situation. For everyone else, though, double-vented jackets are the way to go.

 
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Single-vent suits still serve a purpose though. If you have a big ass that sticks out, a side-vented jacket will make it look like your suit has a butt-flap or something. Single-vented suits are preferable in this situation. For everyone else, though, double-vented jackets are the way to go.

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Makes absolutely no difference side or center vent. Ignore the idiots in this thread telling you to choose. Totally irrelevant

Irrelevant to what may i ask? If you're good at sports? Sure. If you're good at knitting? Sure. Good at your job? Sure. Look better? Hell no!!! No American will ever be the authority on style.
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