builtok wrote:
Hmm.... Thanks for your input. I plan on applying to these schools regardless, because you never know until you try.... But what would be more practical schools to apply to? Would 15-25 ranked schools be a viable option? Lastly is there anything I can do to offset such a low GPA, besides doing well on the GMAT? Thanks again for your help!
Another thought: You'd be a more viable candidate as you go down the rankings, probably in the 30-40 range, due to being a military applicant. The reason I say this is, military guys are a commodity just like any other under represented candidate pool. But military guys are also like the general applicant pool in that they want to go to the top schools so places like HBS, GSB, Wharton, Tuck, Booth, Kellogg, Columbia, etc, etc, get plenty of military applicants, so they've got the luxury of picking the best of the bunch.
Schools further down the rankings such as Broad (Michigan State), Smeal (Penn State), and Georgia Tech have class sizes less than 100 and undoubtedly get less applicants, so having a military background could make you stand out from that pool and overcome the 2.37 GPA.