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23 Mar 2006, 18:58
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Hi,
I am a 37 year old married male with three children. I have a law degree and practiced four years. For the last eight years I have been earning a living at something that requires very specific skills (I'd rather not say exactly what, as I am concerned that it might give away my identity to others in this very specialized field). Although I have climbed the ranks and make an excellent salary, I still do not consider what I do a career and I am always in fear that due to regulatory changes, etc. it will be much harder to make a living doing it. In other words, I feel (and have felt for a few years) that the older I get the more drastic a downturn in this industry would be for my family and because of my limited skill set I would need to take a much lower paying job. Going back to law is an option, but not a palatable one.
Thus, after much careful thought, I have decided to study for the GMAT and, if I obtain a respectable score, apply only to Columbia and NYU (the best schools in my area). My question is this: Will my age be an advantage or detriment in the application process? Will my age be an advantage or detriment in the hiring process? If I excel in business school, will I have the opportunity to make the kind of salary (>$300k within three years) to make a two year earning hiatus worthwhile.
Sorry for the ambiguity. I would be glad to answer any specific questions via email.
Maybemba
I am a 37 year old married male with three children. I have a law degree and practiced four years. For the last eight years I have been earning a living at something that requires very specific skills (I'd rather not say exactly what, as I am concerned that it might give away my identity to others in this very specialized field). Although I have climbed the ranks and make an excellent salary, I still do not consider what I do a career and I am always in fear that due to regulatory changes, etc. it will be much harder to make a living doing it. In other words, I feel (and have felt for a few years) that the older I get the more drastic a downturn in this industry would be for my family and because of my limited skill set I would need to take a much lower paying job. Going back to law is an option, but not a palatable one.
Thus, after much careful thought, I have decided to study for the GMAT and, if I obtain a respectable score, apply only to Columbia and NYU (the best schools in my area). My question is this: Will my age be an advantage or detriment in the application process? Will my age be an advantage or detriment in the hiring process? If I excel in business school, will I have the opportunity to make the kind of salary (>$300k within three years) to make a two year earning hiatus worthwhile.
Sorry for the ambiguity. I would be glad to answer any specific questions via email.
Maybemba
23 Mar 2006, 20:17
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NYU has an excellent part-time program. It seems that age plays less of a role in the part-time programs. I don't know if Columbia offers a PT program.
23 Mar 2006, 20:51
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First, at the age of 37, I want to finish the education quickly. Second, I have heard that part-time students are not always given the same access to recruiting as full-time students. Third, I want this to be low impact on my family. Working 9 to 5, going to school and studying for multiple years seems much more burdensome on a family than being a full time student for two years.
Thanks for your interest.
Thanks for your interest.
