The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

#31 Application Tips for Older Candidates from MBAOver30 (admitted to Wharton, Booth and MIT Sloan)

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How did Lawrence Cole, author of the popular MBA applicant blog MBAOver30, get into Wharton, Chicago Booth and MIT Sloan as a 36 year old?

Just so you know his stats: Lawrence graduated from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in 2000, worked for over 10 years at UPS and Internet Brands, and “barely broke 700″ on his GMAT. He also started 2 online businesses.

Lawrence is now a first year student at Wharton focused on entrepreneurship.

In this episode, you’ll hear Lawrence and I discuss application tips for older candidates including:

  • Why top-ranked MBAs tend to trend younger
  • The 2 application “booby traps” you must avoid
  • The importance of movement and believability in your application
  • How and why to gather as much experiential school data as possible
  • Why you shouldn’t force fit in your application
  • How to tie together work experience that might seem unrelated
  • Common traits adcoms look for from both older AND younger candidates: initiative, impact and purpose

    • This episode is a goldmine of admissions tips for older candidates. Lawrence has lived and breathed MBA applications for the past year. Be sure to learn from his experience!

    Don’t miss this episode – one of our best yet.

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