What’s a good IR and AWA score for HSW? As in what should my target be. Please don’t say go for full marks - trying to understand what’s the bare minimum that I must get.

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This is a pointless question. It all matters on your holistic application. There are people getting in to HBS with 620 GMAT because they have a killer story or some other distinguishing factor. Try for the highest you can - but nothing you do on the GMAT is going to make your application. There’s no such thing as a bare minimum to guarantee acceptance

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I’ve never in my life heard, “in a vacuum”

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In a vacuum, id say 6 IR is bare minimum, but >7 is strongly preferred. For AWA, maybe a 4 is bare min?

But... doubt either of these makes or breaks your app.

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