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Hi username586993
1. High Quant scores is music to many Finance heavy courses, and B-Schools. Different schools however will still have different ranges that they consider. For eg. Stanford will serioursly consider many applicants with lower overall CGPAs. Similarly, MIT with a STEM-designated Master of Finance has highly quantitative courses and features an 18-month or 12-month option. However, their emphasis on Leadership and demonstrated evidence of passion is different, and so is their emphasis on CGPAs. Because you have had consistent grades in your home turf, and in Quant, I feel much will depend on how compelling your storyline is, what your recommendations say about you, and if you have any published works, but most importantly, they will look at the clarity in your WHY this course. Demonstrated evidences of Leadership add that bonus that top schools love.

As for your GMATs, the higher rank schools you plan to target, the more help you can get from stellar GMATs. You may be able to look for GMAT ranges that each BSchool (and each course) admits.

Long story short, much of your application is about how well you can pitch your story without faking or lying, and how it aligns your MFin Plans with your passion/ aptitude.

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Hi everyone!

I am planning applying this fall for the 2027 MSc finance intake at top European business schools.
I am most strongly considering Bocconi MSc Finance and HSG MBF.

I am currently about to start my final year of bachelor in Economics and Business Administration at top-tier business school in mye country (European).

Current GPA: 4,6/5 (top 8% of cohort). This is based on just 12 grades (3 semester) so far from my home university
I recently did exchange semester at European semi-target school. My grades here were not really good (1A, 1B, 2C, 1E).
I am also prepping for the GMAT, and think a realistic aim would be around 650 for focus edition.

I have no prior relevant work experience. However, I hope to shortly land an offer for internship summer or winter 2027.
However, I do have some experience from student consulting firm and financial guidance through student association.

For the first application rounds, I will not have enough time to gain more grades and improve my GPA. However for the next rounds, after fall semester 2026, I will have 4 more grades on the transcript and hopefully improved my GPA.

I do have A in all my quantitive subjects (maths, statistics, calculus, linear algebra). I will also receive a letter of recommendation from my professor in these quant subjects.

I know my weakest point is the grades from exchange semester, and I hope that the admission committee is mos concerned with GPA from my home university.

I would very much appreciate an evaluation of my chances for being submitted (given that I reach my aim at the GMAT).