ipaq101 wrote:
I think that even if you were to get 700+ it wouldn't be enough to overcome such a low gpa, even if you went to a top university, a 2.4 GPA shows that you barely tried. I know people who got over 700 on the gmat and had a 2.7 GPA and got denied admission.
With that said the best thing for you would be to go to recruiting events and get to know the adcoms so they know your story. You have to have solid essays and write a compelling story as to why an MBA would help you. Not being in accounting isn't a great reason alone.
Also take some classes at a community college to boost that GPA, even 3-4 classes with an A will put you in the right direction. If you don't have time, then make time, that is your best shot.
Sorry to sound harsh, but if I were in your situation those are the things I would do.
If you do them, it shows adcoms that you are committed, good luck!
But there are people that have just a slightly better GPA and were admitted to McCombs.
Im sorry but college was a very long time ago, and one semester of a .57 GPA made it nearly impossible to get anything above what I got. And that was one freaking semester.