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Re: Profile Evaluation request - Kellogg 1Y Program
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12 Apr 2010, 17:43
Hello,
Yup, you rightly keyed in on your age (i.e., years of work experience), which will probably be a bit of a challenge. Fortunately, Kellogg is a little more open-minded about age than are other top programs. As you may already know, the challenges are in convincingly answering the "Why now?" question and making sure that you don't appear to be making this move just because you've stagnated in your career.
I understand your thinking re: being a career advancer vs. a career changer, but hiring companies (and therefore Kellogg) will still view you as a career changer. That's not a terrible thing, although Kellogg will want to see that you get the challenge of hitting the ground running in the job hunt just months after you start the 1Y program.
Your extracurricular experience is terrific -- should be lots of good material for you to draw upon there.
So, your age does give me pause, but Kellogg 1Y is a worth a shot for you.
Good luck!
Scott