If the corporate architecture guild leader that I asked a decade ago is to be believed, you need to be wiser than the average, born with talent and must be 35+

If the corporate architecture guild leader that I asked a decade ago is to be believed, you need to be wiser than the average, born with talent and must be 35+ in order to understand the arcane arts. The most I could get as an enthusiastic architect with a couple of systems under my belt was a book recommendation (that I borrowed from said corporation and never gave back) and a meeting for when I turn 35. If I still want to join by then.