Is 26 too old for grad school?

[Anonymous]

Everyone I know that went to grad school did it right after finishing undergrad. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

no, no it is not.

signed someone who earned their masters in her early thirties...

[Anonymous]

Huh? No. You can even go to law or med school now if you want. Trust me, you have many many years ahead.

[Anonymous]

No. In my program there are plenty of people who took some time working before they started grad school. People start as old as 28.

[Anonymous]

no, that would be young to be in my grad school. Most people are in their 30s and 40s with an age range of 22 to 68. I think it depends on the program

[Anonymous]

Definitely not too late. My MBA program doesn't even accept students right out of college. Minimum of 2 years of work experience is required and 4-5 is better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no, that would be young to be in my grad school. Most people are in their 30s and 40s with an age range of 22 to 68. I think it depends on the program

+1 Go to work first, get some experience.

[Anonymous]

Don't be ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

If it is, I'm f'd.

Signed, someone starting when I'm 36...

[Anonymous]

of course not

[Anonymous]

I graduated from my MBA program at 33. I was certainly not the oldest by a long stretch. My program did require work experience, so most folks in the program were 25-30.

[Anonymous]

No, I started at 26 and I would say I was on the young-middle end range for my class.

I think many graduate programs like to see a few years of work experience before you attend.

[Anonymous]

Of course not. Right out of college is for those who couldn't get a real job.

[Anonymous]

I went to law school at night from age 24 through 28.

[Anonymous]

I was the only person out of 18 people in my MS program who came in directly from undergrad.