Is 4 years old at Harvard now?

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tennisdiva: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 12; Joined: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:41 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 4 times

by tennisdiva » Fri May 14, 2010 2:24 pm

All this talk about Harvard getting younger and younger is concerning. I hear stories of people with 2 years of experience as ideal (just hearsay). I'm applying after 3 years of experience (4 years when I enroll). Would I actually be considered "old"?

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by money9111 » Mon May 17, 2010 8:44 am

"old" no... i think that's smack in the middle for HBS at least... at some other schools you might still be considered younger

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by eskimoroll » Tue May 18, 2010 1:21 pm

lol, you're fine. I'll be applying to HBS to start next year as well and I'll have 8 years experience at that point. I guess I'll be the old guy on campus if I get in.

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