The M.B.A. degree is not a professional license that is required to practice management. Therefore, people of all ages are known to pursue the degree at different stages of their careers. On the contrary, older students offer professional experience, maturity, and perspective that are highly valued in the classroom. The admissions committee does expect older applicants to have highly developed reasons for pursuing the M.B.A. at this stage of their life. Post-M.B.A. goals are expected to be clearer and more defined than those of their younger counterparts.
Applicants have much more control of the admissions process than they realize.
Prospective students determine all of the information that is presented in the application forms, essays, and interview. They even get to select the people who will serve as references to support their candidacy. It is the competition that will determine the threshold between admissibility and acceptance. Presentation is obviously one of the most important factors in admission. Three other areas are evaluated during the evaluative process.