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What’s in it for you- Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschanow, CEO, ARINGO. Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.
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May 0108:30 AM EDT
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Get the inside scoop on what makes Emory’s Goizueta Business School great, learn how you can present a strong MBA application, and connect with an Admissions Director to get your questions answered.- May 01
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18 Apr 2016, 04:52
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Hey guys -
Thanks for doing this.
While I took the GMAT several years ago (score's still valid), I ended up having to put off going to business school for three years due to family issues. I'm now 29. Am I too old to go full time? My dream school is Kellogg, and I want to focus on general management and marketing.
About me -
1. Decent GPA (3.3) in engineering from Georgia Tech.
2. 6 years work experience for a couple of well know tech companies (think servers, not Amazon).
3. 710 GMAT
4. Limited extracuriculars, but I've the ones I have been involved with (ex. Big Brothers) I have done for several years.
Any advice on how to think about the age issue?
Thanks for doing this.
While I took the GMAT several years ago (score's still valid), I ended up having to put off going to business school for three years due to family issues. I'm now 29. Am I too old to go full time? My dream school is Kellogg, and I want to focus on general management and marketing.
About me -
1. Decent GPA (3.3) in engineering from Georgia Tech.
2. 6 years work experience for a couple of well know tech companies (think servers, not Amazon).
3. 710 GMAT
4. Limited extracuriculars, but I've the ones I have been involved with (ex. Big Brothers) I have done for several years.
Any advice on how to think about the age issue?
18 Apr 2016, 10:36
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Hi there - Firstly, I hope everything is ok with your family. Regarding how to think about your age: your work experience is at the higher end of the range for many FT programs. However, that being said you're not out of the running! Kellogg tends to be more open to older candidates, so I wouldn't say that's a huge deterrent for Kellogg at all. The key thing to consider is demonstrating "why" you need an MBA at this point, especially if you've had significant progression over the last 6 years. Ensure that you link your background to your future goals, and paint a clear picture for how you've come to these goals and what you plan to do. For candidates with more experience, it's only rational to assume that you should also have a better picture / idea of what you want to do, how you can leverage your background etc.
Bottom line - the older you are, the tighter your story needs to be (this is how you can differentiate yourself!) The benefit of your experience is that you can add a ton to the classroom, so be sure to demonstrate that very clearly. For example, I worked with a client recently who was actually 30 when she applied and had a much lower GMAT than you. However, she did a fantastic job of explaining how her experience has allowed her to develop a "vision" for the industry and that an MBA is the most logical next step for her to start to act on her vision. So, it can be done
Best of luck to you!
- Meredith ([email protected])
Bottom line - the older you are, the tighter your story needs to be (this is how you can differentiate yourself!) The benefit of your experience is that you can add a ton to the classroom, so be sure to demonstrate that very clearly. For example, I worked with a client recently who was actually 30 when she applied and had a much lower GMAT than you. However, she did a fantastic job of explaining how her experience has allowed her to develop a "vision" for the industry and that an MBA is the most logical next step for her to start to act on her vision. So, it can be done
Best of luck to you!- Meredith ([email protected])
