Hello everyone.

I'm Chinese, 34 years old, 10 years working in marketing fields, it covers marketing analysis, marketing strategy, now I'm an APAC marketing communication mgr. in a US company.
Manager level: 5 years
GMAT/TOEFL: just begun to prepare
Study budget: 60000USD
Study purpose: apply in 2019, work in US or find a higher level work in China after graduation
School: affordable school, like BYU

My questions
1. is it easy or not for a 30+ woman to apply for MBA in US?
2. will 11years(till next year) and MBA help me find a job in US?
3. based on my background, what kind of salary package can i get after graduation if i work in US or China?
4. do i have any opportunity to apply EMBA? what's the special value for EMBA?

I will greatly appreciate if you can leave your kind reply here :)

[Edited by emiyoo on May 30, 2018]

1. Age matters less in the US than in most other places.
2. One more year makes no real difference
3. This will differ by school. Look at the placement reports for the schools you are targetting. Typically they will segment salaries by region. Women's salaries are, as you might have guessed, often lower.
4. Because it is a part time degree, you would not be able to get a visa with an EMBA.The EMBA cohort would be more senior and it would allow you to continue to work. However, a full-time MBA will be better if you want to change industry, country or role.

I suggest you do some research into how very hard it is to get a US visa. Other countries are much easier. Study in the country where you want to work.

[Edited by Duncan on Jun 01, 2018]

It's very kind of you, Duncan !!
i like "Study in the country where you want to work. " thanks a lot.

PS I corrected a typing mistake in my point 2, from 'so' to no'.

Emiyoo, I'm currently in the OneMBA EMBA program which is a partnership with 5 schools around the world, including Xiamen in China. Your profile looks fairly similar to that of my Chinese classmates in terms of age and experience. In our cohort we're already seeing a fairly high amount of international mobility, with people moving to new areas and some even switched in the middle of the program to go to a different "local" school.

I'm sure Duncan is right that studying where you want to work is the best option for eventually moving, but in case that is not practical, an EMBA that has a partnership and requires close teamwork with people in different parts of the world might be a good alternative.

Hi mcgr, thank you for your reply.
I'm a little confused, are you in MBA and EMBA two programs? or one program but covers both?
it's pretty cool your program can cover 5 schools in the world, where do want to work after graduation?
why did you choose this program finally? could you please share your study experience in different regions? Thanks^^

Put OneMBA into a search engine. It is a joint EMBA program.

@Duncan,
For BYU, just 17% women, the number is quite small, do you have some idea why? thanks~

I assume it's because the students are mostly Mormon, and MBA-age women in the LDS church will end to focus on their domestic role rather than a management career.

Hi mcgr, thank you for your reply.
I'm a little confused, are you in MBA and EMBA two programs? or one program but covers both?
it's pretty cool your program can cover 5 schools in the world, where do want to work after graduation?
why did you choose this program finally? could you please share your study experience in different regions? Thanks^^

I assume it's because the students are mostly Mormon, and MBA-age women in the LDS church will end to focus on their domestic role rather than a management career.