Hi Edgar,
You can get an MBA at 42 (I've seen students in their 40's), the question is what is the right MBA for you.
If you're considering a full-time MBA, you need to have good reasons why this is the right option for you, versus a part-time or an Executive MBA.
There are 3 ways to look at that:
1. Will the schools think you can fit in with the class and benefit from being together with a group of a younger crowd?
2. Will you get the best return on your investment being in such a group, or maybe you would benefit more from more experienced classmates? Maybe the network of decision makers in an EMBA would be better suited to your ambitions.
3. Companies - if you're looking for a full-time job post school, you will be competing with younger candidates - with less experience but also with lower salary expectations(probably). Companies might consider you too senior to join at the post-MBA level, and not all companies are flexible about hire MBA's in terms of compensation and starting roles.
I would be happy to give you more feedback - I need to understand why you are interested in a full-time MBA program, and the programs that you have in mind. Feel free to reply or drop me a message at yael at admit1mba dot com.
Best of luck,
Yael
www.admit1mba.com
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