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coolboots
Joined: 01 May 2025
Last visit: 30 May 2026
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Schools: HBS Wharton '26 Yale '26 (A) Sloan '26 (D)
GRE 1: Q162 V168
28 Mar 2026, 07:30
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Hey!
I'm applying for both MiMs and deferred MBA's. My goals are to try to get into a top 10 school based on a ranking of either MiM or MBAs (though I feel like the MBA goal is a bit ambitious considering how competitive and sparse deferred programs are). My dream right now is to get into HEC-YALE MiM which I'll be applying for in October of this year, though of course the deferred programs would be amazing.
My GRE score is 168 verbal (99th percentile) and unfortunately 162 (57th percentile). This is definitely tough as they look at both quant and the quant percentile a lot more than they do the verbal but I'm not sure it could be that much different if I retake--> spent two months of nothing but studying, eating, and sleeping and completed almost all of GregMat's practices at good ranges.
The average for GRE intake for HEC alone (not HEC-Yale MiM) is 320 total. As mine is well above that (330 total), do you guys think I have a chance based on scores alone? Or do you strongly recommend I retake the test? : (
If a holistic look is necessary: did a few internships in marketing in global companies with my reference being an HEC graduate themselves. Graduating from a top university in Asia, international experience in moving abroad for university and doing an exchange in Paris, and growing up mixed in a homogeneous country. [i]Know multiple languages. Graduating with an expected GPA of around 3.4 locally, around 3.7 internationally (when converted?). Have 112 for TOEFL but also did my undergrad in English which I will be submitting the form for. [/i]
I'm applying for both MiMs and deferred MBA's. My goals are to try to get into a top 10 school based on a ranking of either MiM or MBAs (though I feel like the MBA goal is a bit ambitious considering how competitive and sparse deferred programs are). My dream right now is to get into HEC-YALE MiM which I'll be applying for in October of this year, though of course the deferred programs would be amazing.
My GRE score is 168 verbal (99th percentile) and unfortunately 162 (57th percentile). This is definitely tough as they look at both quant and the quant percentile a lot more than they do the verbal but I'm not sure it could be that much different if I retake--> spent two months of nothing but studying, eating, and sleeping and completed almost all of GregMat's practices at good ranges.
The average for GRE intake for HEC alone (not HEC-Yale MiM) is 320 total. As mine is well above that (330 total), do you guys think I have a chance based on scores alone? Or do you strongly recommend I retake the test? : (
If a holistic look is necessary: did a few internships in marketing in global companies with my reference being an HEC graduate themselves. Graduating from a top university in Asia, international experience in moving abroad for university and doing an exchange in Paris, and growing up mixed in a homogeneous country. [i]Know multiple languages. Graduating with an expected GPA of around 3.4 locally, around 3.7 internationally (when converted?). Have 112 for TOEFL but also did my undergrad in English which I will be submitting the form for. [/i]
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06 Apr 2026, 09:03
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coolboots
03 Jul 2026, 01:41
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Hi coolboots
The profile pattern here is one we see fairly often: a humanities-strong international student from Asia with real cross-cultural depth and a quant sub-score that needs managing. Your 330 total clears most MiM floors, but V168/Q162 will be read as two distinct scores inside the committee, not one aggregate.
- The 57th-percentile quant is the live tension, not the total. Programs like HEC-Yale check sub-scores for readiness in core finance and statistics, so any analytics or attribution work from the marketing internships should be named explicitly, not left behind brand-side projects. Two intensive prep months reaching 162Q suggests a retake may not move the needle much; a graded online course is often a stronger offset than another test cycle.
- The HEC graduate reference and Paris exchange stand out to us as genuine differentiators. An alumni recommender signals culture fit most applicants cannot replicate, and the exchange gives the "why HEC" essay a concrete anchor rather than an aspirational one.
- What the post doesn't yet name is post-MiM direction, which both MiM and deferred committees probe hardest. Marketing internships are legible; the goal still needs a specific function, sector, and ambition behind it.
- The mixed-background narrative is the essay angle still largely untapped. Growing up mixed in a homogeneous country is rare in this pool and ties directly to the diversity lens HEC values. For context on how top Asian profiles read in MiM admissions, our overview of top MiM programs in Asia is worth a look.
We'd be happy to go deeper on the October timeline or essay framing if that would help.
Hope this is helpful. Reply here or contact us directly.
The profile pattern here is one we see fairly often: a humanities-strong international student from Asia with real cross-cultural depth and a quant sub-score that needs managing. Your 330 total clears most MiM floors, but V168/Q162 will be read as two distinct scores inside the committee, not one aggregate.
- The 57th-percentile quant is the live tension, not the total. Programs like HEC-Yale check sub-scores for readiness in core finance and statistics, so any analytics or attribution work from the marketing internships should be named explicitly, not left behind brand-side projects. Two intensive prep months reaching 162Q suggests a retake may not move the needle much; a graded online course is often a stronger offset than another test cycle.
- The HEC graduate reference and Paris exchange stand out to us as genuine differentiators. An alumni recommender signals culture fit most applicants cannot replicate, and the exchange gives the "why HEC" essay a concrete anchor rather than an aspirational one.
- What the post doesn't yet name is post-MiM direction, which both MiM and deferred committees probe hardest. Marketing internships are legible; the goal still needs a specific function, sector, and ambition behind it.
- The mixed-background narrative is the essay angle still largely untapped. Growing up mixed in a homogeneous country is rare in this pool and ties directly to the diversity lens HEC values. For context on how top Asian profiles read in MiM admissions, our overview of top MiM programs in Asia is worth a look.
We'd be happy to go deeper on the October timeline or essay framing if that would help.
Hope this is helpful. Reply here or contact us directly.
coolboots
