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I recently read somewhere that if you are 30+ then chances of admission at top B-schools diminish significantly. The article didn’t go into any factors that may affect this but I suspect that a lot of candidates that are 30+ will expect that their experience will speak for itself and not emphasize test scores/GMAT. I recently checked data that suggests mean GMAT scores of 30+ year olds are lower. I imagine that is based on a variety of factors, they probably have families, less time to study with a career, etc. I’d like to know some thoughts on this hypothesis/if anyone has an additional data to support/refute it?
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The reason that MBA programs aren't as keen on candidates who are 30+ is that they don't believe the MBA is going to set them up for success as much as younger candidates.
At a certain point, once a candidate has amassed many years of experience and often times becomes a manager, there's less value to being taught how to manage and the basic fundamentals of business. These candidates have already experienced it many times over.
Plus, many of the jobs that are available to recent MBAs are junior in nature. The schools know that accepting someone who has 10+ years of experience could put these candidates in a difficult situation where the best jobs they can get are those that are actually junior to their experiences. It's a tough dynamic!
Lastly, this is the reason why there are part-time and executive MBA programs. These are geared to fine tune the skills and mindsets of experienced business people. These students aren't necessarily looking to pivot careers but rather advanced their existing ones. Additionally, the people they network with in these programs are more or less at their tenure and, thus, more relevant for them in their own careers.
There are plenty of other reasons but that should give you a little bit of some insight upon which to chew.
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The reason that MBA programs aren't as keen on candidates who are 30+ is that they don't believe the MBA is going to set them up for success as much as younger candidates.
At a certain point, once a candidate has amassed many years of experience and often times becomes a manager, there's less value to being taught how to manage and the basic fundamentals of business. These candidates have already experienced it many times over.
Plus, many of the jobs that are available to recent MBAs are junior in nature. The schools know that accepting someone who has 10+ years of experience could put these candidates in a difficult situation where the best jobs they can get are those that are actually junior to their experiences. It's a tough dynamic!
Lastly, this is the reason why there are part-time and executive MBA programs. These are geared to fine tune the skills and mindsets of experienced business people. These students aren't necessarily looking to pivot careers but rather advanced their existing ones. Additionally, the people they network with in these programs are more or less at their tenure and, thus, more relevant for them in their own careers.
There are plenty of other reasons but that should give you a little bit of some insight upon which to chew.
-Admissionado
