Hi all, trying to understand my shot at HSW

GRE: 162V 156Q.
Work experience: Currently in MBB with previous internship experiences in Banking
GPA: 3.75 GPA from non Ivy League school.
Demographic: URM

I’ve been studying to retake the GREs but my practice test scores aren’t improving and I have limited study time because I’m on a burner case. Do I have a shot of my score doesn’t improve? Do I have one if it does?

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You’re more than golden, you’re URM and have a high gpa and MBB

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Idk the percentile distribution for GRE. What’s your percentile for v and q?

As A1 said below, I’d aim to improve quant to atleast top 30%

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Also appreciate any study / strategy tips. I’m currently using TTP

Your quant is pretty low. Try to raise it up to 160 above

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