Age:30, GMAT:720. Too Old/Late?

Hi monikajudd,

1. Choice of good schools to apply - B-Schools you have selected are good. I would also suggest you to apply into ISB, INSEAD, top 50 US B-Schools with 2 year programs as well.
2. No, there is no specific age for pursuing MBA. You can easily get into a good bschool with your current profile.
3. The positioning of the profile has to be done aptly. Hard sell or easy sell depends a lot on how you position yourself and how well are you prepared to answer the difficult questions.
4. Take up a leadership role or involve yourself in something outside your work that leads to a significant impact on your environment.

I would suggest you to work hard on essays and recommendation. A good application and a good interview can certainly offset the other parameters. So, the next step for you is to focus more on your essays and interview.

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Neha Singh

Don't worry about it dude.. You're not too old. You are on the older side yes.. but still average at most schools hangs at about 27-28, so it really shouldn't make to much of a difference (except perhaps be to your benefit for your extra experience, and your better stories). I'm sure you should consider other schools, as 4 is a bit little, and three of them are very tough. As for which ones, we'd have to get to know you a whole lot better to say anything wise here - to know more about you, who you are, what you want, what you've done, what kind of weather you like.. you know everything!

From a strategic point of view, Round 3 is the most competitive round to apply in. so, if you can, just wait it out a little longer, work on your application, and apply in the early bird round or round 1 of the next cycle.
Apart from strategy, no, you’re not too old!
The average age of most MBA programs is 27-30, which puts your right in the range.
Also, your age isn’t really a factor during MBA applications. If the GPA you’ve mentioned here is on a 4-point GPA scale, it’s a great GPA, and you have nothing to worry about there.
Taking your work experience into account, although you’re not ruled out by the two-year MBA programs you’d be competing with a niche of applicants for a limited amount of spots, and you should definitely consider applying to one-year MBA programs instead.