Hi
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, your profile is actually very well-aligned with your target schools because you're bringing a rare blend of arts background + global brand marketing experience + strong academic performance. The FMCG to global tech marketing trajectory with multiple promotions, impact, and international exposure gives you a clear narrative of creative + analytical brand leadership, which fits nicely with your post-MBA goal of returning to entertainment and scaling content strategy.

Your community impact and mentorship recognitions add leadership depth, which top schools look for. Overall, you’re a strong candidate with a distinctive background and with a stronger GMAT and tight storytelling around global brand strategy to entertainment pivot, you can be competitive at most of the schools on your list.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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Good Luck!

Hi Priyanka, thank you so mucu. I will connect with you via email. One question: i am retaking gmat but in the event that I cannot increase by 20+ points, do you think I still might have a chance?

Thanks for sharing your profile, @yami2. You are not a “career switcher.” You’ll be a person with a "return to media/entertainment" narrative, with enhanced scale and rigor, which schools might like.

Talking about the schools (R2):
For Columbia: Your fit > brand/marketing + media ecosystem in NYC, film background + platform/content marketing narrative can work well. International profile aligns with CBS’s global media reach. R2 + the current GMAT FE score of 655 is borderline for CBS. A 675–695 GMAT can materially improve your odds.

Wharton: Your fit > Global marketing leadership, analytics exposure at Samsung, long-term leadership story is credible. Wharton is quant-leaning; an Arts background + 655 GMAT FE is a stretch. Needs a higher GMAT and very strong leadership/impact essays.

Harvard: Your fit > Leadership + community impact, coherent, values-driven career arc. Female + international + creative background = differentiated. Risk: extremely selective; marketing-heavy profiles need standout leadership moments. Stretch.

Yale: Your fit > Alignment with mission (“leaders for business and society”), community leadership + creative/impact narrative can play well. More holistic than Wharton/HBS.

NYU: Marketing, media, entertainment DNA, NYC ecosystem + Stern’s brand/entertainment focus, and film + platform marketing can be a clean story. It can be realistic with 655 GMAT FE, even stronger at 675+.

How to mitigate the risks- “Entertainment” can be seen as vague. Be specific about the platforms vs studios vs streamers, function: marketing strategy, growth, content positioning, partnerships, and geography: global vs regional.

Another risk can be "perceived lack of quant rigor". You can counter with marketing analytics, budget ownership, data-driven campaign decisions, and cross-functional tech collaboration at Samsung.

If you retake and get a 675+, it would be good. All the very best for the retake.

Questions to sharpen:
1) Which side excites you more post-MBA: streaming platforms or studios?
2) Are you targeting US-based roles or open to EMEA/APAC?
3) Have you led global campaigns or owned regional P&L/marketing budgets?
4) Do you see yourself moving into content strategy or staying closer to brand/growth?

We’d love to learn more about your academics, extracurriculars, work experience, and personal journey so we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and honest school assessment. Feel free to book a free profile evaluation session.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond