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Hi all,
I'm at a crossroads regarding which schools to apply for based on my hypothetical graduation age. Tried HBS R2 and didn't make the cut, so I'm considering if I should:
[*]Apply R3, at other M7 for Class of 2021
[*]Apply top-tier 1-year program, Class of 2020 or 2021
[*]Apply R1, Class of 2022
Yet, if I read a typical consulting career path from a source like Management Consulted side-by-side with typical UG graduation age it would look something like:
[*]22-25: Business Analyst (2-3 years)
[*]25-27: MBA (2 years)
[*]27-29: Associate/Consultant (2-3 years)
[*]29+: Manager ...
Correct me if this impression of a career path is mistaken, but this looks much faster than the published typical entry ages of HBS and other M7 schools of 27-28, which would see graduates join as an Associate/Consultant at 29-30, a few years behind other Associates/Consultants.
I'm wondering, are MBA hires' consulting career paths accelerated to get them up to speed with those who joined directly out of undergrad? If so, how; and if not, how does it affect graduates' career progression later in life (or is it a non-issue)?
To add to the context with which I've been getting curious, I've done research on famous MBA almuni, and subtracting graduating date from birth date, noticed they graduated much earlier. For example, Romney graduated at 27, Jeff Immelt at 26, Meg Whitman at 23, Henry Kravis at 25, Jamie Dimon was 26 - compared to the typical graduation ages of 29-30 (assuming the typical entry age to be 27-29). Hypothesising that this is a generational thing, but how did they manage to get their MBAs much younger, and is age that much of an advantage?
I'm at a crossroads regarding which schools to apply for based on my hypothetical graduation age. Tried HBS R2 and didn't make the cut, so I'm considering if I should:
[*]Apply R3, at other M7 for Class of 2021
[*]Apply top-tier 1-year program, Class of 2020 or 2021
[*]Apply R1, Class of 2022
Yet, if I read a typical consulting career path from a source like Management Consulted side-by-side with typical UG graduation age it would look something like:
[*]22-25: Business Analyst (2-3 years)
[*]25-27: MBA (2 years)
[*]27-29: Associate/Consultant (2-3 years)
[*]29+: Manager ...
Correct me if this impression of a career path is mistaken, but this looks much faster than the published typical entry ages of HBS and other M7 schools of 27-28, which would see graduates join as an Associate/Consultant at 29-30, a few years behind other Associates/Consultants.
I'm wondering, are MBA hires' consulting career paths accelerated to get them up to speed with those who joined directly out of undergrad? If so, how; and if not, how does it affect graduates' career progression later in life (or is it a non-issue)?
To add to the context with which I've been getting curious, I've done research on famous MBA almuni, and subtracting graduating date from birth date, noticed they graduated much earlier. For example, Romney graduated at 27, Jeff Immelt at 26, Meg Whitman at 23, Henry Kravis at 25, Jamie Dimon was 26 - compared to the typical graduation ages of 29-30 (assuming the typical entry age to be 27-29). Hypothesising that this is a generational thing, but how did they manage to get their MBAs much younger, and is age that much of an advantage?
