12 Comments
 

750 minimum if there are still Asians in the world. 770 to be safe.

Schools listed are abbreviated M7 minus the other two schools you forgot to mention.

  • What else besides a test score do you have for the application?

  • How are your soft skills?

  • What school did you matriculate from?

It's hard to give you a fair valuation working from slim pickings. Come on Bud, Bluestar Airlines again? I thought we'd taught ya the first time around!

 

What advice did you offer? I don't see this you putting forth an ounce of effort to motivation, prod, or guide this guy.

You've wasted your breath and detracted from the conversation.

I'll provide a more comprehensive response to this to address this topic in depth.

 

44 Q, 43 V

Come from top university in the UK, good soft skills and good work experience. I am just hoping to know whether my score should be good enough not to imperil the rest of my application. The rest should be up to the proper standard but not exceptional

 
Best Response
"southernstunna"

I'd probably take again. I doubt that Q percentile is more than like 60%. Schools want the 80/80 split.

×

I am flagging to report this content as…

Spam Exists only to promote a product or service or is in another language besides English. Rude or abusive A reasonable person would find this content inappropriate for respectful discourse. Low Quality This content is completely unclear, incomplete, overly-broad or is not related to WSO topics, and it is unlikely to be fixed via editing.

80th percentile on quant is so friggin hard these days. I got a 49 on quant and that's bounces between 77th and 79th percentile.

 

Retake the exam. You should aim for a 730/740 minimum unless you have other factors that make you unique. You are competing with a large number of highly qualified candidates with the same GPA from top schools, similar work accomplishments, and a higher gmat score. Don't give them an easy reason to say no.

You have half a year until the first round, so that should be more than enough time to study more and retake the exam.

 

Quam voluptatem ut modi quia. Non iste quia expedita sunt a facere. Id qui quia consequatur doloribus consequatur est qui earum. Minima optio beatae sunt est quis.

Eligendi ipsum ab hic quo. Voluptas autem nihil ab eius eveniet voluptatem.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”