MSc Finance Entry Requirements at top universities

I am writing in this forum to clarify something about the graduate admissions process for top MSc Finance programs in Europe/UK.  I am on track to finishing my degree in business administration with solid 1st honors (top 10%) from a decently known* European business school. However, my quantitative skills are not properly demonstrated by my results in Calculus I and Calculus II (perhaps the most notorious raw quantitative skill classes I have taken). Can a great GMAT score (700+) be sufficient to cover the general quantitative component of the admissions process for the top MSc in Finance programs in London/Europe (I was eyeing mostly, LBS/LSE/UCL/IMPERIAL)? I am aware of the holistic and non-linear process of admissions at most of these universities and will work to perfect the other requirements, however, I would just like to know whether my grades in Calculus I and Calculus II (which were not nearly as distinct as my broader coursework results from my Bachelor’s) could set me back in my applications even with a relatively strong GMAT score. If anyone could speak from experience or could clarify this to me I would truly appreciate it.

Thank you very much for your attention!

*With this I just wanted to mean that plenty of students from my university have enrolled in these programs (although from the ones I know, with more distinctive scores in Calculus, which doesn't help my cause, as my results were only slightly above average)

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