A 670 - 700 is a good score, but for the top 10 schools it's about the 66% - 90% percentile of admits. This is not to say you can't get it. You're application will have to show why you're different than other applicants that have a higher GMAT. This can be done in a variety of ways. Check out some books on how to get into top schools. Some are good, some are bad, but they give you an idea. I've been reading the book "65 Successful Harvard Essays" It's a good book and gives you an idea of what approach others took.
If you're serious about top 10, then apply to 3 -5 of them. If you only apply to one, and don't really care all that much about getting dinged, then don't waste your $200+ application fee. If we don't care about something, it has a tendancy to come out in how we do things related to whatever it is we are indifferent to.
If you can get a 670 - 700, then you can study really, really hard and get mid 700s. That's my opinion. Even then, Top 10 isn't guaranteed, but it gives you a better shot.
Are you a minority?
Also, the fact that you attended law school but didn't complete might make the adcom wonder if you're capable of handling that course load. You might have to explain why it wasn't for you. Depending on how you do that, it could be a good thing, or a bad thing.
VictoryMBA wrote:
I am currently in the process of narrowing down the list of schools that I will be applying to for fall 2009. There is one thing that keeps nagging at me though, that I don't have one super reach school on my list. And the fact of the matter is, I don't even know where to apply...so maybe some of you could give me some schools to consider as my super reach.
Here are my stats...and yes, I'm sure you will understand why I didn't really consider the top 10 to begin with...
25 years old, 26/27 by the time of matriculation (mid August b-day)
UCLA/3.3/History
GMAT 670-700 (I havent taken the GMAT yet, but honestly, if I don't get within this range,then I won't even bother applying to a top 10).
WE: Attended law school right out of undergrad, then dropped out at the end of my first semester, as it wasn't for me....I began full time work exactly one month later.-- I have worked in land development for about 15 months, and I will have around 2.5 yrs of WE by the time I matriculate. I have worked "in the field" on the job site, and doing financials in the office...so I have gotten a good understanding of the industry thus far.
Career goals are to work for another land development company, but within design/acquisitions....or possibly MC/real estate. My end goal is to build sustainable homes on my own someday (I'm a bit of a crunchy).
EC: I was involved in some enviornmental clubs through high school/college/post college...but only as a member/volunteer. An interesting fact, I live in Los Angeles, but don't use a car. Instead I use public transportation or bike.