Non-Traditional Student
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11 Nov 2010, 00:29
Hi. New to this, and am hoping I can get some honest input.
I'm 22, and spent a year and a half after high school working full time. I've been working since age 14, and at the time of graduation, was fortunate enough to run a successful small business (still operates today).
Though it's a great business, I realized i needed an education and began to attend community college. After a year and a half of taking classes (while working full time), I was admitted as a transfer student to NYU. NYU has a program for non-traditional (someone who took a year or more out of school) students who are re-entering education to pursue a degree.
The degree, classes, ect are the same.
Simply put, I'm wondering if my non-traditional (Taking time off school after H.S., working since I was young, etc) background makes me less eligible to attend some great MBA programs (specifically HBS, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, NYU)? I was invited to the HBS College Students Day last weekend, and found the majority of current students had pretty traditional educational backgrounds, and work experience usually came in the form of large fortune 500 companies or finance firms.
Work experience (7 years total, 2 in low position, 2 in somewhat senior position and 3 as CEO)
It's important to note that I have yet to take the GMAT and so for me to assume that the above schools are even possible as of now is a big leap in the future. However, I do enjoy hypotheticals
Would love your honest input thanks guys!