I am thinking about applying to an LLM tax program at NYU, Harvard, Northwestern, Standford and Michigan. I am 36 and I have been practicing tax law for 6 years at a major law firm in my country. Do you know whether any of these univerisities have any preference as to the age/experience of the applicants? Do I have a better chance at one versus another because of my age? Or is my age irrelevant? Thank you very much for any insight! (I am not from the US and it is hard to obtain this kind of information.)

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I'd be keen to know some thoughts too. I am almost 33, came to the law 'late', got 2.1 Honours (77% avg) in my JD, currently practising as a first year solicitor in litigation in a big firm in my country. Any chance of Harvard?

This is not a problem in the USA. Often the more experience for these LLMs the better. Yale might be an exception, because they're looking for future academics.

Agree - for most universities in North America, your age won't hurt you at all, and your experience may actually be a benefit. Also, the longer out of school, the less most North American schools care about your grades (or, rather, the more they are willing to look at other factors instead of your grades).

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Age will certainly help you to be admitted. US universities love experience. :)