<p>I need a very important question to be answered.</p>
<p>But first a little back ground info, that will eventually lead towards the question that i have.</p>
<p>I'm an electronic engineer and been working for roughly seven years now. I got my Bachelors degree in 2005. Although I've been working in a multinational company during this time but my career has not progressed as it should. Not to mention that my current position is not in my own field. I feel that im just floating, not really getting a move on in my career. I need a mid career jump start. </p>
<p>So heres the thing. I have decided to leave my job and make an effort to get a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from USA. </p>
<p>Now, coming to real question that i have.</p>
<p>I need an assessment of my current situation and how it is going to affect my chances of admission in a quality grad school in united states. More specifically,</p>
<p>The fact that its been 7 years since i got my bachelors, is it going to be an issue ? or not. is it a normal scenario or am i going to be an odd man out ?</p>
<p>I have already started the effort and am currently in the process of short listing the institutes i'm going to apply. but before that, this is an all important question that needs to be answered before making the jump. </p>
<p>I will be really thankful for any inputs / advice / info.</p>
Not a problem. In fact, many graduate programs encourage a couple of years of work experience and not going straight to a Master’s program from college.</p>
<p>The only drawback is that it’s a bit tricker to get letters of recommendation after being out of school. That’s even more true if your current job is not engineering-related: you don’t necessarily need letters from professors, but you do want letters that address your accomplishments and potential as an engineer. A character reference from your supervisor at McDonald’s wouldn’t help your application. (Just as an example.)</p>
<p>Thank you b@r!um. you are right. Doesnt seem to be a problem. I had dropped a couple of emails to the program advisers at Texas A&M and USU. The response has been positive. I have been asked to go on and apply. awesome. </p>
<p>About letters of recommendations, yes im not in my own (core) field but i am working on a small chemicals plant. so thankfully i’m not completely off the hook yet. The adviser at Texas A&M says that i can get the letters from my work place superiors. So i guess that seems to be working out as well. </p>
<p>now coming towards next step, any pointers towards what institutes to go for ?</p>
<p>I have currently short listed </p>
<p>Texas A&M
Utah state
University of North Texas</p>
<p>As i mentioned im vying for MSEE. I will be shortlisting six institutes in total to apply.</p>