Hi everyone,
I am planning to apply to the HEC MiF and LBS MFA and would appreciate some advice regarding my GMAT score. I believe the rest of my profile is competitive, but I am slightly concerned about my Quant percentile
Profile:
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Country: One of the Baltic states
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Gender: Male
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University: BSc Economics/Business at Target EU University (Bocconi/SSE/HSG)
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GPA: Equivalent to a strong 2:1; good/great grades in quantitative courses
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Work experience: Two summer internships at leading boutique investment banks in my home country, although the firms have little international name recognition
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Extracurriculars: Analyst at a student investment fund, Co-led a very unique expedition that lasted for 2 weeks and received national television coverage
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GMAT: 695 FE (Q81; V86; DI87)
My main concern is the Quant score. Q81 is only around the 70th percentile.
Would the relatively low Quant percentile be a meaningful weakness for HEC MiF or LBS MFA admissions, or is the 695 overall score enough? Would you retake in my position specifically to improve Quant?
For additional context, I studied quite extensively for around a month. My cold mock was 675 with Q80, and my subsequent official mock scores were 635, 715, and 655. My Quant score remained around 80–81 throughout despite me targeting Quant for the entire month,
With all of this in mind, I am trying to decide whether another month of GMAT preparation would be worth it, or whether that time would be better spent strengthening other parts of my application.
Thanks!