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Posted Nov 12, 2009 13:19

Hi All,

Am deep in my search for the right MBA, but am getting stuck a bit owing to my oddish profile for an MBA applicant, in terms of age (34 years of age, 11+ years of experience), and am hoping that you'll be able to help me out in identifying the right MBA programs I should be focusing on.

In brief, my profile is as below:
11+ years of experience in IT, in diverse roles ranging from software development to business development. 4.5 years of experience spread over US and Europe (primarily UK). GMAT 770 / 6.0. UG Mechanical Engineering - 70.8% from India. Good EC in UG, but not much after then (other than having published English poetry in bits and pieces, and rudimentary volunteer work).

Primary objectives from MBA: Gain good in-depth knowledge of the financial and strategic planning aspects of business management.

Ideal job post MBA: Corporate Strategy Planning in global IT firm (alternative: strategy consulting with global techno-business consulting firm).

Looking forward to your help! Thanks much!
Hi All,

Am deep in my search for the right MBA, but am getting stuck a bit owing to my oddish profile for an MBA applicant, in terms of age (34 years of age, 11+ years of experience), and am hoping that you'll be able to help me out in identifying the right MBA programs I should be focusing on.

In brief, my profile is as below:
11+ years of experience in IT, in diverse roles ranging from software development to business development. 4.5 years of experience spread over US and Europe (primarily UK). GMAT 770 / 6.0. UG Mechanical Engineering - 70.8% from India. Good EC in UG, but not much after then (other than having published English poetry in bits and pieces, and rudimentary volunteer work).

Primary objectives from MBA: Gain good in-depth knowledge of the financial and strategic planning aspects of business management.

Ideal job post MBA: Corporate Strategy Planning in global IT firm (alternative: strategy consulting with global techno-business consulting firm).

Looking forward to your help! Thanks much!
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Posted Nov 13, 2009 12:45

I don't understand what you mean when you say your profile is "oddish" - your profile is excellent, and would probably get you in the best b schools! your high GMAT score, and 11 years of work experience should prove to be a door opener - don't worry about the age, it is perfectly normal for people in their mid 30 to do an MBA!
I don't understand what you mean when you say your profile is "oddish" - your profile is excellent, and would probably get you in the best b schools! your high GMAT score, and 11 years of work experience should prove to be a door opener - don't worry about the age, it is perfectly normal for people in their mid 30 to do an MBA!
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Posted Nov 13, 2009 18:37

Thanks, D.jung, for your encouraging words. Unfortunately, am finding that the acceptability of candidates aged >29 seems to be suffering somewhat, probably owing to concerns about 'why so late etc.', and understand that some B-schools are more receptive of such applicants than others. Hence, am reaching out to understand which are the best B-schools that may be more receptive of my profile, so that I may target the right programs. Thanks!
Thanks, D.jung, for your encouraging words. Unfortunately, am finding that the acceptability of candidates aged >29 seems to be suffering somewhat, probably owing to concerns about 'why so late etc.', and understand that some B-schools are more receptive of such applicants than others. Hence, am reaching out to understand which are the best B-schools that may be more receptive of my profile, so that I may target the right programs. Thanks!
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Posted Nov 16, 2009 12:36

is it a feeling you have, or did you already have bad experience yourself? you can always go for an EMBA - with 11 years of experience you might get a place in a good school(it would depend very much at how you present it at your interview and essays)
personally, i think that in the next years statistics we will see a rise in the avg. age of MBA participants, due to the fact, that many people already working for years, thought it is now a good time to take an MBA(because of the crisis).
is it a feeling you have, or did you already have bad experience yourself? you can always go for an EMBA - with 11 years of experience you might get a place in a good school(it would depend very much at how you present it at your interview and essays)
personally, i think that in the next years statistics we will see a rise in the avg. age of MBA participants, due to the fact, that many people already working for years, thought it is now a good time to take an MBA(because of the crisis).
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