XOM2010 wrote:
Praetorian wrote:
The GMAT Club places great emphasis on GMAT scores and admission to top business schools, but when does the "chase for the score" turn into the "chase for earnings" at any cost? Just thinking out loud, but when do we throw the wrong people under the bus?
This is a slippery slope. A chase for the score is ethical, a chase for earnings at any cost is unethical.
Well, unless chasing the score leads to unethical behavior, as seen through all the GMAT cheating testing services and websites..
However, I think sma69 is missing the point, which cabro has communicated here several times. Like it or not, ultimately, business schools deeply discount your work experience. Work experience is not a bad thing, but it is not extremely helpful in gaining admissions. They are primarily interested in producing accounting researchers, not accounting teachers. The main things that they are looking for are GPA, GMAT score, letters of recommendation, interest in conducting research, and alignment of research interests with faculty (i.e. fit). If you are over 35+, you face an uphill battle due to the reasons that cabro mentioned. This does not mean it will be impossible, just very difficult, especially if you wish to get into the top programs. At 60 years old, I don't know if many, if any, top programs will accept you due to your potential productivity. Also, I don't think it has been mentioned but at 60 years old and with 30+ years of work experience, programs may consider that you might be too set in your ways (i.e. you will have a hard time coming up with creative, ground-breaking research that challenges the status quo).