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Hello,
I am seeking advice regarding whether I should take pre-mba courses, such as MBA Math or HBS CORe. My undergrad GPA was a 3.23, but I had some low Quant courses.
However, I scored a 715 on the gmat with an 86 Quant score.
I am a lawyer so not much quant experience, and my GPA in law school was not stellar either, so I am wondering if it would still be worthwhile to take any premba courses to show my aptitude for business school. I Time constraints should not be an issue right now so if it is worth it at all I am able to take these course.
Any insight would be appreciated!
I am seeking advice regarding whether I should take pre-mba courses, such as MBA Math or HBS CORe. My undergrad GPA was a 3.23, but I had some low Quant courses.
However, I scored a 715 on the gmat with an 86 Quant score.
I am a lawyer so not much quant experience, and my GPA in law school was not stellar either, so I am wondering if it would still be worthwhile to take any premba courses to show my aptitude for business school. I Time constraints should not be an issue right now so if it is worth it at all I am able to take these course.
Any insight would be appreciated!
25 Jun 2025, 12:12
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Hi Finbe,
Congratulations on a stellar GMAT score. I feel sorry you still have to worry about GPA and your academic profile despite such a good GMAT score.
If you are planning to apply in Round 1 you must use your time on the applications now onwards, which will not leave you with a lot of time to build your quant profile. HBS core is a demanding course that will have you finishing assignments and tests, so i would not recommend enrolling if R1 is the target.
MBA math takes lesser time - you can complete it within a week. Its nice to have but will not move the needle in your favour as such because its a common course and easy to complete. that said, you could consider taking this and finish it over a weekend.
In my opinion, if you must take a course, it could be a math/ calculus/ accounting course from an extension college - these are paid, credit courses and can be more helpful because you need to take one course. And yes, this would be academically challenging as well.
Parallelly, you must begin to work on your applications. if you are a corporate lawyer, you will have the chance to prove your quant and analytical capability through your work, which will also help in showing your academic readiness.
Additionally, having a balanced profile with extra curricular achievements will do you more good than just demonstrating very high quant efficiency, and I would not overlook presenting this aspect properly in the applications.
Feel free to reach out for a more thorough discussion.
Namita Garg,
Founder, MBA Decoder
Email: contact@mbadecoder.com
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Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011
Congratulations on a stellar GMAT score. I feel sorry you still have to worry about GPA and your academic profile despite such a good GMAT score.
If you are planning to apply in Round 1 you must use your time on the applications now onwards, which will not leave you with a lot of time to build your quant profile. HBS core is a demanding course that will have you finishing assignments and tests, so i would not recommend enrolling if R1 is the target.
MBA math takes lesser time - you can complete it within a week. Its nice to have but will not move the needle in your favour as such because its a common course and easy to complete. that said, you could consider taking this and finish it over a weekend.
In my opinion, if you must take a course, it could be a math/ calculus/ accounting course from an extension college - these are paid, credit courses and can be more helpful because you need to take one course. And yes, this would be academically challenging as well.
Parallelly, you must begin to work on your applications. if you are a corporate lawyer, you will have the chance to prove your quant and analytical capability through your work, which will also help in showing your academic readiness.
Additionally, having a balanced profile with extra curricular achievements will do you more good than just demonstrating very high quant efficiency, and I would not overlook presenting this aspect properly in the applications.
Feel free to reach out for a more thorough discussion.
Namita Garg,
Founder, MBA Decoder
Email: contact@mbadecoder.com
Reach out to us for a Profile Evaluation
Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011
