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karenquinn
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I've searched the boards looking for somebody similar to myself, but have come up empty handed.
I graduated from CU-Boulder way back in 1988 with a BS in Business Administration. Although I had originally planned on getting my MBA within 5 years of graduating, I never did it.
Fast forward 25 years, and I'd like to go ahead with pursuing an MBA. My reason for looking at this now is two-fold: to gain business knowledge (to be able to add more value in my current position) and to qualify to move up the corporate ladder at the large multi-national company I work for now.
Immediately after graduating I took the GMAT, scoring 680. Obviously the score is no longer valid.
So my question to you. As a 46 year old female (white American if that makes a difference), do I stand a chance at getting accepted into an MBA program?
I initially looked at online MBA programs, but it sounds like those still don't have a good reputation unless they are top-tier schools. So I looked at University of Georgia and saw a Professional MBA program (I live just outside of Atlanta). Is this the type of program that might be interested in somebody as old as me?
Or should I stop thinking about getting an MBA and simply pursue learning the subject matter elsewhere? I'm a tough girl - I can take the honesty if that's really what the situation is.
Thank you for any advice you have for me.
I graduated from CU-Boulder way back in 1988 with a BS in Business Administration. Although I had originally planned on getting my MBA within 5 years of graduating, I never did it.
Fast forward 25 years, and I'd like to go ahead with pursuing an MBA. My reason for looking at this now is two-fold: to gain business knowledge (to be able to add more value in my current position) and to qualify to move up the corporate ladder at the large multi-national company I work for now.
Immediately after graduating I took the GMAT, scoring 680. Obviously the score is no longer valid.
So my question to you. As a 46 year old female (white American if that makes a difference), do I stand a chance at getting accepted into an MBA program?
I initially looked at online MBA programs, but it sounds like those still don't have a good reputation unless they are top-tier schools. So I looked at University of Georgia and saw a Professional MBA program (I live just outside of Atlanta). Is this the type of program that might be interested in somebody as old as me?
Or should I stop thinking about getting an MBA and simply pursue learning the subject matter elsewhere? I'm a tough girl - I can take the honesty if that's really what the situation is.
Thank you for any advice you have for me.
