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Any good MBA schools (full time) for 35 years old? 24 Nov 2018, 03:41
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Hi,

I am not sure whether such a question has been posted before, but I thought of checking. I am 35 years old and have 12 years of experience in IT. I want to pursue Full-time MBA and hence searching for colleges which accept students from the age group of 35. I checked with few schools from US and Canada. And as per them, my profile doesn't fit with theirs because of my age. I have moved my focus to European schools and below is the list I have zeroed on. Can you please suggest whether these schools (below) take students from my age? Also are there any other schools that you can suggest?

1. Mannheim Business Schools
2. ESMT, Berlin
3. Smurfit UCD, Dublin
4. Trinity Dublin

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Job Experience: 12 years
International Experience (US and UK): 8 years
GMAT score: 650
TOEFL score: 106.

I have prepared a resume, motivation letter and also have got 2 recommendation letters. What I need now is to find out some good schools.
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Any good MBA schools (full time) for 35 years old? 24 Nov 2018, 03:57
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Pardon me for asking this - what’s a motivation letter?

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Any good MBA schools (full time) for 35 years old? 24 Nov 2018, 04:10
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Motivation letter/Statement of Purpose is a one-page essay on why you want to do MBA.
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Motivation letter/Statement of Purpose is a one-page essay on why you want to do MBA.
Wouldn’t those be school specific? As far as I know most school usually have their own set of questions that applicants need to answer.

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Absolutely not. Age has little to do as compared to intent and motivation. As long as you are clear of your goals and objectives, and account for the opportunity cost involved, age is not a factor.
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First things first, don’t be set on going for a full-time MBA. Someone with your work experience would benefit the most out of an Executive MBA. It will update you on the current business practices and an MBA education without the hassle of a full-time program.
However, even a full-time program with a short duration might work for you.
Anyway, you might have your resume, motivation letter, and two recommendation letters ready but might need to scratch all of those except for the resume.
Schools have their own essay questions that you need to answer in order to complete your application. even letters of recommendation can have a format set by the school. thus, preparing your application before even selecting the school won’t work.
Next, you would be required to improve your GMAT score. a GMAT score of less than 700 might not be a good one if you decide to go to a top school.
Try these full-time programs. To make it convenient for you I’ll add the average age of students at these programs as well.
Program : Average Age
HULT MBA : 29
Cornell one year MBA : 29
Kellogg one year MBA : 28
Stanford Msx :34
MIT Sloan Fellows : 34
USC IBEAR :33
Foster GEMBA : 37
Emory one year MBA : NA
Michigan Ross Global MBA : 30
LBS Sloan program : 37