Is a top MBA possible for my background?

Hi all,

I was wondering if someone could help me out and give a high level answer if a top MBA is possible considering my background.

i will try and keep details high level in order to not dox myself, but this is the overview:

-came over from Eastern Europe to play a sport at a bad private university as a freshman, got injured, quit playing and left my university with 2.6GPA

-2nd year I transferred to community college which I could afford, worked construction and UberEats to pay it off

-3rd and 4th year transferred to a shitty state school, graduated with 3.8 GPA - when you transfer from CC your GPA starts fresh

Currently: Mid-Tier BB, top bucket and got an offer for a Top Tier MM/UMM

My story is a lot longer than this, but I have been through a lot and this sort of uniqueness helped me land IB/PE gigs, as people see I hustle - but is this enough to get into H/S/W?

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