I think that Ezra's advice still stands.
Top US business schools have very narrow ranges of admitted students' average GPAs - usually hovering around 3.5. So at Stanford it's around 3.7, at Yale it's 3.5, NYU Stern is 3.4, etc.
With a 3.0, you'd sneak in at the very low end of the range of admitted student GPAs at some schools, like Chicago Booth, Darden, Duke, and Columbia, for example.
However, since that is essentially the very low end of the scale, I'd consider these reach schools for you, and you'd have to make up for this with a stronger-than-average GMAT score, among other factors. The average GMAT of admitted students at Columbia, for example, is about 715 - so all other things equal, I'd aim for 750+ for this to be a sure bet.
I think that Ezra's advice still stands.
Top US business schools have very narrow ranges of admitted students' average GPAs - usually hovering around 3.5. So at Stanford it's around 3.7, at Yale it's 3.5, NYU Stern is 3.4, etc.
With a 3.0, you'd sneak in at the very low end of the range of admitted student GPAs at some schools, like Chicago Booth, Darden, Duke, and Columbia, for example.
However, since that is essentially the very low end of the scale, I'd consider these reach schools for you, and you'd have to make up for this with a stronger-than-average GMAT score, among other factors. The average GMAT of admitted students at Columbia, for example, is about 715 - so all other things equal, I'd aim for 750+ for this to be a sure bet.