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02 Jul 2014, 18:30
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- I am 35 years old
CFA/CPA
15 years of experience in accounting for the financial services industry (mixture of Big 4 and SEC reporting for top tier investment banks)
GMAT: 720, 94 percentile, 44V, 45Q, 5.0 Writing, 7 IR
3.8 GPA from a regional college on an academic scholarship
Majored in Accounting
Strong recommendations
Lots of extracurricular activities
Blemishes: Laid off twice. Once during the financial crisis. Second time, officially for headcount reduction, but unofficially for taking the last part of the CFA exam.
I discovered the CFA program late in my career but I found the topics extremely interesting and I wanted to move my career closer to the capital markets. A full-time MBA program would be the easiest way to transition my career. Despite advice that I was too old to apply to a F/T MBA program, I applied last year anyway. I wanted to give it my best shot and have no regrets. I applied to Columbia and NYU. Personal reasons require me to remain in this area. I was rejected by Columbia 2 weeks after I applied with no interview. I received an invitation to interview from NYU within a month but was rejected 2 weeks after the interview. I thought the interview went well at NYU but I guess I didn't do a good enough job selling my career transition plans.
- Am I too old for business school, even EMBA? What about P/T?
Which programs would you suggest for me?
Will it help me reach my career goals?
Any other advice for reaching my career goals?
Any advice would be helpful! Many thanks in advance!!!
02 Jul 2014, 21:39
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Hi there,
No, you are not too old for EMBA programs. As you are aware ,executive MBA programs are designed for mid -career professionals like yourself, and I believe you will benefit best from a good EMBA program. I recently worked with an applicant who was accepted into Haas EMBA program with 18 years of work experience. So you are good. All you need to do it put together a strong application that convincingly explains the key questions - 'why EMBA now', 'why target school' and 'why career transition'?
Good luck!!!
No, you are not too old for EMBA programs. As you are aware ,executive MBA programs are designed for mid -career professionals like yourself, and I believe you will benefit best from a good EMBA program. I recently worked with an applicant who was accepted into Haas EMBA program with 18 years of work experience. So you are good. All you need to do it put together a strong application that convincingly explains the key questions - 'why EMBA now', 'why target school' and 'why career transition'?
Good luck!!!
03 Jul 2014, 12:35
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Thanks so much for the words of advice!
So you would definitely recommend EMBA over part-time?
What programs would you recommend for me? I am in the NYC area.
The avg age of NYU PT is 25. The avg age of NYU EMBA is 38.
The avg age of Columbia EMBA is 31.
The avg age of UPenn EMBA is 34.
The problem with EMBA programs (with the exception of Columbia's Saturday only program) is that your employer needs to be ok with you taking off every other Friday to pursue the program. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening in the next couple of years for me.
Thanks again!
