Anyone know of a good resource of “stories” or essays of people with subpar GMAT <= 700 that still got into M7. Considering applying with my score as-is as I feel strongly about the rest of my candidate profile, but I want to think through how to tie together a strong story. No Ad consultant, will be using AppLab.

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Yeah, if by “story” you mean URM status. If you’re not URM no “story” will save you from a below 700 score.

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