Too old for analyst 1?

No bruh

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Wait until you see in the mirror receding hairlines

I just turned 29 and accepted my analyst 1 position for this July. Life is long, careers are long, careers aren't linear, and focus on learning so you can buy your own business some day thanks to the finance skills you've learned

How'd you get an MFPE AN 1 offer? That's really impressive in this environment

Better question is what do you do depending on the answer? You can't exactly do anything but start as an analyst whether it's too old or not so the question becomes irrelevant...

You're fine.

I got my start as an IB associate the year I was turning 30, got my start in capital markets two years before that at 27. Majority of my colleagues were 23-25 at the time. I played to the prior experience (both professional and life experience), and played a pseudo 'big brother' role in guiding and developing them, both personally and professionally. I organized after-work social events and created a junior office culture that both seniors and juniors still talk about two years later.

Play to your strengths, you can immediately step into a leadership role through your additional life experience.

Yeah we’ve had older analysts at my firm and they have a pretty big leg up in the professionalism department given they didn’t spend the last year as a senior in college drinking and partying most the time.

Anyone who buys into the “too old” narrative is beyond lame. Your career is long. Congrats on the role. 
 

If you really, really need closure on the age issue, consider MBA applicants. Many are applying at 26 and won’t finish until 28. If they weren’t already in PE, you’ll both likely be associates at same time. They’ll have a fancy degree, but you’ll have no debt/payments and extra experience while working the same job. 
 

Comparison is the thief of joy. Again, congrats. 

Don't worry about it. I also did a masters before getting a summer internship and when I was at networking events with other interns they would be worried I was older/more experienced so I would do better.
There is always something to worry about, you can think you are too old and your peers might be thinking you are more experienced/ahead of them.
This is to say you can worry about one thing and the other person might be worried about the exact opposite, at the end of the day it's irrelevant, if anything you might be able to draw on your experience and perform better.

You're not old at all. In Europe, people start a bit later, they do two degrees, Masters, etc. Use your maturity to your advantage. 

Possessing a mature outlook with older age is an invaluable treasure in my view, particularly at desirable places like MF PE. I read a great biography book (in Mandarin) of the current CEO of Two Sigma Asia Pacific, who started as an analyst at McKinsey at 27, made Partner exceedingly fast in 6 years.

I'm 30 and I just started my career officially in equities, spent many years in education at target. I think age doesn't matter, you have to start somewhere and don't let your age stand in your way, especially since you signed with a mega fund. Enjoy the hustle and the process.