South Asian male with experience in PE Opps and M&A Consulting. Went to an average state school with a -3.6 GPA in Finance/Accounting. Poor test taker, do I have a chance at M7/T10 with a 700 GMAT?

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Definitely possible if you nail your story down. What have you done outside of work? Extracurriculars? Volunteering? etc. Can maybe really shine there to differentiate yourself... 700 is below the average GMAT at all M7 / top10, GPA is rock solid, but not spectacular. You are in the ballpark, but a 720+ and solid EC’s would really give you a boost

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