Query Regarding Age Factor

[vivekj902]

Hi,

I am a 35 years old guy from India with 9 years of Work Experience in IT sector. I am planning to pursue full time MBA from good college in US(may be not the top 10-20 colleges). I know I am little old to pursue MBA but i have the zeal to pursue it :)

I wanted to know if good Business schools consider age as a factor for admissions?

Thanks,
VJ

[mbamissionjenK]

Hi VJ--

Most schools will say that age is not a factor. That said, the average incoming student will have about 5 years of full time work experience, vs your 9-10. So it is less common. Some things to think about include...

-making sure you wouldn't be more comfortable or better suited for any part time or exec programs

-ensuring you are comfortable with potentially being older than most, and with the types of recruitment and jobs typical to the MBA grads

-schools will be looking not just at the quantity of years of experience, but even more so at the QUALITY... so whether you have 2 or 10 years of experience, showing things such as leadership, teamwork, progression and promotion, impact made, etc, will help an applicant's candidacy

-your overall 'story' of WHY you want the MBA, why now, and exactly what your post-MBA career path will look like will be vital

-you may need to address the question of 'why now' or why at this point in your career do you feel this is right

Hope that helps! Good luck!