Hi @Nash2k,
Your profile reflects strong career momentum—six years of progressive experience with four promotions and current leadership of a ~10-member team is impressive. The mix of FMCG, consumer tech, and now clean tech gives you both breadth and a differentiated sustainability-driven angle, which is attractive to adcoms. Your 3.41 GPA and 325 GRE is decent for your target schools. Beyond academics, your clear track record in brand strategy and partnerships positions you well for post-MBA tech roles, and you can further highlight your impact by quantifying results (growth, revenue, brand reach).
Highlighting your leadership, professional achievements/tangible impact, relevant skills, career goals, unique experiences, and fit with the program effectively will be crucial in crafting a compelling application. To maximize your chances, consider applying to a balanced mix of reach, target, and safety schools.
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Thanks for sharing your profile @Nash2k ! Let's start with your strengths: 6 years + multiple promotions + people management, great for 2-yr MBA cohorts. The sector story is good(clean tech / circular economy). Brand + partnerships background, fits marketing/brand/product tracks in top MBA programs.

Things adcoms will probe: 3.41 GPA, lower than the median at many top programs; adcoms will want proof you can handle rigorous academics. A 325 GRE score is decent. Convert your top 6 achievements into metric-driven STAR bullets (revenue impact, partnership value, campaign ROI, brand lift, CAC/LTV improvements, budgets managed, team size/scale, time saved). These feed essays, LOR briefs, a resume, and interviews. One or two short courses with graded assessments (example: Coursera / edX analytics, marketing analytics, A/B testing, finance) to prove academic rigor and offset UG GPA. Attach certificates/transcripts.

Sharpen the “why MBA / why now” + a 3-year plan. Be explicit: short-term role (Head of Brand / Product Marketing / Growth at a mid-large tech or sustainability firm), long-term (CMO or founder scaling circular-economy platform). Map 2 school resources to each goal. If timing allows, commit to a visible project you can cite in applications: run a sustainability marketing pilot, publish a case study, or lead a measurable NGO initiative (dog NGO expansion metrics). Schools value demonstrated on-campus/community contribution potential.

We would love to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, professional experiences, and personal journey so we can offer a more tailored assessment of your profile and evaluate your chances at your target schools more accurately. Feel free to book a profile evaluation session.

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