Ask Stacy Blackman

i am a 27 year old from India.
i plan to apply to mba programs in the us next year (for class of 2017).
At time of application i will be 28 years of age with 6 years of work experience & will be 29 years old at the start of the program, if admitted.
Will my age be a negative factor for admissions at best ranked schools for operations management such as MIT Sloan, HBS , Wharton and others? - Please resolve this doubt

I plan to give the GMAT and TOEFL this august and can apply for round 2 this year itself (for class of 2016)
However i feel i need some more time to set up a solid application and add some more points to my application to convince the admissions board. Hence i have postponed my applications to next year.

i have 4.5 years of work ex as a product development engr. as of now i am now working on a startup of my own. What are my chances of getting into a top mba program?

I have read your book, The MBA application roadmap. I am structuring my application as per your advice in the book.

Erina
Thank you.
will update my profile once i take the gmat in august 2013.

Graduate schools will consider not only your GMAT score, but also your undergraduate GPA, the quality of your recommendations, etc. When I attended a two year Babson College MBA program, I found that there was a diverse mix of students. This is a large part of what made the experience so beneficial.