MBA After 30 – Yes or No?

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If you are in your 30s and considering applying to an MBA program, you wouldn’t be the first. A lot of MBA applicants are already mid-career, well into their late-20s, if not early 30s. But there is a lot to consider before applying to business school. Apart from the life stage, you are currently in, there are many factors that you must look at so that when you do apply for an MBA after 30, you are 100% sure of its purpose and ability to propel your career forward.

Why an MBA now, in your 30s?
There are many reasons that people apply to B-schools in their 30s and not sooner. Nowadays, an MBA seems like a few steps further, after one has acquired a decent amount of work experience and found their footing in one industry or the other.

Career Upgrade: You might be in a mid-management position already, but want to transition to a senior or partner position. An MBA would help facilitate that transition, by bridging the knowledge and skill gaps between where you are right now and where you want to go.
Life Stage: It is possible that you have reached a point in your life, where you’ve managed to achieve a few of your short-term goals, which have facilitated a more stable and settled lifestyle, with regard to your professional and personal life. So it can also be the ideal time to invest in an MBA degree because you can afford it and it will only enhance the way you work and live.

This post was first published on the Admit Expert Blog