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by sairamss » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:52 am
Hello,
I am a 37 year old IT Project Manager - very motivated to get admission only in the top schools.

Do you think age matters in the Application process.

Can you please provide some honest feedback.

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by VP_Jim » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:01 pm
You should ask this question in the "Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant" section - we have one of our MBA admissions folks monitoring that forum. I teach GMAT classes but am by no means an expert in MBA admissions, as I have a master's in accounting, not an MBA.

My guess is that 37 might be getting a little on the older side for top schools, but assuming you application is otherwise strong, I don't think it would be much of an issue.

Good luck!
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by aim-wsc » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:10 pm
Age matters of course, in fact everything matters ;)
But as long as you justify some of the important questions like: Why MBA? why us? & why now? I think you can get through,

Your background, achievements, Essays, recos (& of course your GMAT) matters more than other factors. With solid application I think anyone who doesnt fit into middle 80% average of the class can get accepted.

Yes, your age is more than ave. of the class, but you'd as well find some 40+ people in top-b-schools ;)
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by appmentor » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:47 pm
Over here at Wharton, I definitely have some classmates in their upper 30s.

As the comment above stated, you want to be sure to have a focussed story, as this is the key component of every application. You'll probably want to address why the MBA at this point in your life - your goals and ambitions will likely be different from the 25 yr olds who are applying.

Wharton is a school you might want to focus on - it tends to have a slightly higher age average than some of the other top programs.

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by Kelly McDonald » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:14 pm
Why not look at an Executive MBA, they are generally more targetted to older students. I'm in my early 30's and doing the Cornell-Queen's program. We have several people in their early 40's in our class.

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by VP_MBA_Guru » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:00 pm
I agree with the previous posters, however - many schools are 'trending' downward in age and experience - particularly Stanford and HBS. That doesn't mean its not possible to get admission, but you are facing an uphill battle.
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