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When I was 22 I left my BS program (Biochem) to care for my mom who had lymphoma. After she passed I returned to undergrad (state school) and basically started at 30, graduated at 35 with a double major (biomedEng and chemistry), 5 internships (two were six-month engineering co-ops in big biotech). Won some big national STEM fellow/scholarships (Goldwater, Amgen, NSF). Founded and was Director of an international NGO in undergrad (supervised 7 engineers, work as in a very impoverished nation). Went to Stanford for a double MS in Bioengineering and Management Science & Engineering, thesis in machine learning for biotech. Also earned a grad certificate in business from Stanford GBS's IGNITE program. Worked as an associate biotech data consultant for the last 2.5 years. Did some part-time work in grad school as an analyst and consultant in VC, healthcare, trading, and pharma. Marathon runner.
GMAT: 750
GRE: 168/164/5
GPA: 3.81 for undergrad and for grad school
Demo: Cis, straight white male, 39, first-generation college. Grew up rough... Poor, overcame a just lot to be here.
Dream Schools: HBS, Sloan, Kellogg
I love consulting and want to continue to develop myself in that area. Perhaps pursue an MBB associate role, or if I am too old to be considered, pivot into strategy work in pharma and biotech. I love the process of drug development and pipeline and portfolio planning (was exposed as an intern in an accelerated leadership dev program), so that, could be a great path for me.
I keep hearing that an age of mid-30's and beyond is an automatic rejection for top MBA programs. But I don't have lots of work experience, and I am essentially in the same boat professionally as a lot of 27-year-olds due to my MS's and 2-3 years of work experience since college. I certainly don't have enough experience to apply for Exec MBA programs and I want the full 2-year experience anyway, not to mention the opportunity for the summer internship. Is there no place for me in the MBA world, or might a top school or two give me a sniff in the admission process? I wasn't aware of age being such an issue until recently and I am very concerned that my plans will fall apart now.
GMAT: 750
GRE: 168/164/5
GPA: 3.81 for undergrad and for grad school
Demo: Cis, straight white male, 39, first-generation college. Grew up rough... Poor, overcame a just lot to be here.
Dream Schools: HBS, Sloan, Kellogg
I love consulting and want to continue to develop myself in that area. Perhaps pursue an MBB associate role, or if I am too old to be considered, pivot into strategy work in pharma and biotech. I love the process of drug development and pipeline and portfolio planning (was exposed as an intern in an accelerated leadership dev program), so that, could be a great path for me.
I keep hearing that an age of mid-30's and beyond is an automatic rejection for top MBA programs. But I don't have lots of work experience, and I am essentially in the same boat professionally as a lot of 27-year-olds due to my MS's and 2-3 years of work experience since college. I certainly don't have enough experience to apply for Exec MBA programs and I want the full 2-year experience anyway, not to mention the opportunity for the summer internship. Is there no place for me in the MBA world, or might a top school or two give me a sniff in the admission process? I wasn't aware of age being such an issue until recently and I am very concerned that my plans will fall apart now.
