Apply for graduate programs 1-2 years after graduating

Hi,

I would know if we can still apply for graduate program with some experience.

In theory we couldn't but a friend told me we can still be eligible to get a graduate program even 1 year after we get our diploma.

What do you think? I'm from a country where graduate program are not popular from company so your opinion would be very interesting.

Thank you very much.

Regards,

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It's possible I guess. But I haven't heard of a 1 year then graduate. Earliest I've heard is Harvard's 2+2. The average age in most MBA programs is around 27, so ~5 years experience, and I would wait until then if I were you. If you're too young and come out of grad school (assuming it's an MBA or some related degree) you'll be in between a rock and a hard place when it comes to finding employment

 

I would be shocked if you can get hired as an analyst after your 4-5 years of experience. But you can definitely apply to associate programs, which are also "graduate programs", and your work experience can help.

 

If you graduated in 2014 that means you've had only 1 year work experience, in which case you can apply for an analyst program, because I think (though not sure) most firms will consider people with 1-2 years experience still 'junior'.

 

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