At what age would you consider it would just not make sense to get an MBA? EMBA?

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At none, there are people graduating at the age of 80. It's all about your motivation and how bad you want it. And more importantly why. If you have the answer to the why question and satisfied with it, you should absolutely do it.

Another thing to consider is your life strategy and where such step as an MBA might sit in it.

Age shouldn’t be a cutoff. People transition careers at all ages. I will say I have seen some late 30s and early 40s in full time MbA cohorts. After that age it’s hard to justify to adcoms. You face an uphill battle but can still be done

Executive MBAs are not meant for career switching and you can do that at any time. This is sort of like asking is it to late to get a bachelors degree if you don’t have one. Same can be applied to any other subsequent degree. If you want it get it

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