My DH was in his 40’s when he got his MBA. He had to take the GRE test + I believe he had to send his college transcript, mainly to prove he had graduated from college.

Anonymous wrote:I was in my early 30s in a mid career program at a grad school that also had a more traditional right out of, few years out of undergrad master's program. Probably 1/3 former, 2/3 latter.

Admissions was largely the same - UG transcript, GRE scores, rec letter(s) from prof(s), etc - but the mid career program also gave considerable weight to work experience.

^^ some people were paid by employer, some were not. Mine was not as I wanted to make a career transition.

I was in my early 30s in a mid career program at a grad school that also had a more traditional right out of, few years out of undergrad master's program. Probably 1/3 former, 2/3 latter.

Admissions was largely the same - UG transcript, GRE scores, rec letter(s) from prof(s), etc - but the mid career program also gave considerable weight to work experience.

A LOT of masters and law school programs are very, very easy to get into. They only want your money (really, your student loan money). Lots of people get part-time master’s degrees online or at night sponsored by their employer. These programs are not academically rigorous. I’m talking about at schools that are considered elite.

Funded PhD programs, U.S. MD schools, T14 law schools and in-person (key word) M7 MBA programs are difficult to get into. Any other kind of master’s degree is not.

You need college transcripts

LSAT/GMAT/GRE - depending on the program and university

Resume/CV

Letters of Recommendation

GPA on transcripts are only a small part of admission

The older students always do the best. More mature - know why they are there - have work ethic.

Nationally, the average grad student is 32 years old.

For law school in particular, there is no such thing as a postbac. The only grades that count for the purposes of your LSAC GPA are your grades from your first bachelor’s degree.

So, if you’re 30 and decide you want to go to law school, but you had a terrible undergrad GPA, you could try to make up for it by doing exceptionally well on the LSAT and/or having some amazing life experiences, like having been an Olympian.

I know I've read about/heard about adults (age 30 +) "go back to school" to get a law degree, masters, etc.
How does applying for that work? Do they really base admission on your undergrad grades/record from decades ago? Or are there masters programs/law schools/etc. that have a different process of admission for older adults?