Hi. Do you have a great profile and the very strong one. Business schools like people with law agrees and so do employers. They would love to have you. However, they will have to hesitate and balance your below average score… to admit you, they will have to pad your score with other folks scores.

I’m not sure if you can try the GRE or the focus edition. Even getting 30 more points would put you into the clearly yes instead of the maybe yes category.

@asp0409 - adding to bb's points,

1. What was your Q/ V split? While this score "could" work for some schools, the odds are lower and it'd be better to improve it (Focus or GRE). Highlighting why a lower score isn't a true representation of your potential (e.g. if you took Quant courses in undergrad, or worked in quant-heavy projects etc., or similarly verbal) in the Optional Essays could help offset some concerns.

2. It would also be crucial to have a strong narrative covering your motivation for consulting and your transferrable skills i.e. from your roles/ start-up experiences. For example, I had a classmate at HEC who had a law background and transitioned to consulting post MBA. His "hook" was his experiences working with Financial Services clients, and his knowledge of the sector, which he then used to target consulting firms that had clientele in that sector.

Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet | HEC Paris MBA alum
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