Is 37 too old to start MBA?

Ph.D from a top 5 engineering school in the US. Lots of
patents and publications. Worked for 8.5 years. In my spare
time I did an invention on my own, sold it to a company, and
paid down the house.

Currently taking a very stable technical job in a mid-sized
silicon valley company, making $230k in total,
with roughly $1.4 million in total assets.

No upside potential in the near future. Bored by the daily
technical chores and looking for a mid-life career boost.

Just took GMAT and scored 760. Considering doing an MBA
in a top business school (Harvard, Yale, and Stanford ...)
starting 2008. I will be 37 by then, and will be 39 at completion.

My questions are:

1: Is 37 too old to start an MBA and a life in business ?

2: How is the likelihood that I will get admitted by those schools,
given that I have no business background?

3: What can I do with an MBA at close to 40? Can I still start a
career in the financial industry, like Wall Street? Bored by high-tech.
No too interested in doing starting a company.

Serious replies from professionals only please!

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• 我跟你类似，我觉得有点太晚了。 -小小兄弟- ♂ (202 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 17:05:58

• 看了下面好些人的回答，觉得不对题 -小小兄弟- ♂ (368 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 20:12:08

• 看了你得qqh但是不知道怎么回事不能回铁 -猫狗大战- ♀ (168 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 09:58:44

• 谢谢。 -小小兄弟- ♂ (116 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 10:32:46

• 我以前读过一篇文章，40岁以上做trader已经是夕阳了 -猫狗大战- ♀ (140 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 04:20:57

• Ask this question at Chasedream.com -newfei2008- ♂ (45 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 18:01:57

• If EMBA, 37 is not old. Not sure about full-time -newfei2008- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 18:02:47

• If part-time MBA or EMBA, 37 is not old. -newfei2008- ♂ (102 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:16:30

• 永不言晚。 -马翁失塞- ♂ (402 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 18:22:14

• 机会成本太高 -cat99- ♀ (202 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 18:53:38

• "机会成本太高" can be ignored if money is not an issue -newfei2008- ♂ (59 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:23:15

• Not at all ! -Maturewoman- ♀ (940 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:07:41

• You case is: Part-Time MBA and stick to the current company -newfei2008- ♂ (168 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:18:37

• This is true -cat99- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:45:03

• "Business background" is not a requirement for MBA admission -newfei2008- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:20:50

• You may want to ask DeShaw who made $14 Million at Wall Street -newfei2008- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:28:11

• Ask him if WS will take a 39-year-old old newly minted MBA -newfei2008- ♂ (29 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:29:04

• EMBA or part-time MBA won't help you much in career change -chicagogsbmba- ♀ (1951 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 19:51:01

• 回复：EMBA or part-time MBA won't help you much in career change -dcresley- ♀ (77 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 20:09:51

• Very informative post! Cases of the par-time MBAs in my company -newfei2008- ♂ (503 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 20:13:39

• Yes a lot of part-timers can change positions -ChicagoGSBMBA- ♀ (77 bytes) () 01/09/2007 postreply 09:38:31

• MBA not helping much -xjuy- ♀ (869 bytes) () 01/05/2007 postreply 23:48:36

• 我们公司产品部门的大大小小的负责的都是既有技术背景又有mba的 -猫狗大战- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 04:26:40

• Well, I do know a few folks who changed from techy track -chicagogsbmba- ♀ (185 bytes) () 01/09/2007 postreply 09:40:57

• 回复：Is 37 too old to start MBA? -WhartonMBA- ♂ (10 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 08:30:44

• 回复：回复：Is 37 too old to start MBA? -WhartonMBA- ♂ (112 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 08:32:20

• 很受启发， -小小兄弟- ♂ (47 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 10:34:33

• 赞！ -笨企鹅- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 11:59:14

• 好久没看见您这ID了,果然还是高就了 -奇怪呀奇怪- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/09/2007 postreply 09:42:10

• 回复：Is 37 too old to start MBA? -mcsquare- ♂ (431 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 08:32:22

• follow your own passion! -笨企鹅- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 12:04:26

• My 14 Years in the US -fffafff- ♂ (1337 bytes) () 01/06/2007 postreply 12:12:23