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Which schools are you targeting? What field was your work experience in? What are your post-MBA ambitions? A few more details about your past / present / future will be helpful!

I am targeting NY based schools, of course I would only go if I could get into a decent school.

I had my own marketing consulting company for about 8 years, worked in Television for 4 years and currently run a major brand's internet marketing.

My future goal is to become one the top internet marketing consultants in NY.

What other info do you need?

Does "NY based schools" mean NYU and Columbia?
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NYU, Columbia, Pace, Fordham, etc
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I think what will be more interesting for the adcom to know is how you were able to get engaged *and* party too much - usually the former leads to much less of the latter haha

Anyhow, if you really want an MBA, you might as well go for it. You can't do anything about your GPA - nor can you spin it. It is what it is, and an adcom will either overlook it or he/she won't. Just do the best you can on the GMAT, focus on writing strong applications, and see where that takes you.

The GPA is usually the most forgiving aspect of a profile -- a GMAT out of range will more likely cause a ding than a GPA that is low.