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Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, with 6+ years of experience in a cleantech firm and 4 years in team management, you bring a rare and relevant profile to the table. Your current role leading Brand & PR adds a strong leadership and communication dimension. A 325 GRE and 3.41 GPA make you academically competitive for your target schools.

Schools like Ross and Goizueta value impact-driven work and leadership, your cleantech background fits beautifully, especially with the global push toward sustainability. Kellogg and Anderson will appreciate your people-leadership and storytelling strength through PR. That said, your application must clearly connect the dots between your work in clean tech, brand leadership, and your future goals in technology post-MBA.

Can you highlight the specific role or domain in tech are you targeting post-MBA and how are you positioning your PR/Brand experience as a leadership lever rather than just a communication function?

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Hi, you’ve built solid experience in a compelling and mission-driven industry: clean tech and circular economy in India. With 4 years as a team manager and current leadership in Brand & PR, you demonstrate both operational and strategic acumen.

Your GRE score of 325 (~650 GMAT equivalent) positions you in a competitive range for schools like Ross and Kelley, especially when paired with credible leadership. However, Ross and Kellogg are stretch targets; consider these as aspirational based on essay execution. Schools such as Anderson, Marshall, Tepper, and Goizueta feel like strong matches given alignment with sustainability, tech innovation, and leadership.

With a sharper narrative around results e.g., waste reduction metrics, community impact, or brand growth, you can enhance your fit at even higher-tier programs. I’d recommend reinforcing quantitative impact and exploring GMAT if you're open to a boost.

You're well positioned with a meaningful domain story. Let’s elevate it with clear impact metrics and strategic positioning.

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Hi @nash08,
Strong WE, though including the brand name/ size of your employer would have helped further. Your promotions/ career trajectory would have helped further in assessing the differentiation you bring with your WE in clean tech. At this point backing your application with a strong passion for clean-tech/sustainability would help show demonstrable evidences of differnatiable strengths.

Your schools listed above however do not seem to be aligned with a particular strategy or fit with your past. With strong LORs, and a differntiated application, you could also take dream shots at some top M-7 schools. A GRE score of 330 would further strengthen your chances, both at admissions and scholarships, and would therefore be strongly recommended.

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Thanks for sharing your profile @nash08!
You’re not the “typical Indian tech applicant” because:
Your work is in clean tech + circular economy, highly relevant to global ESG, sustainability, and corporate responsibility trends.
You have people leadership + brand management experience, a good combo in a tech/engineering-heavy applicant pool.

However, GRE 325 is competitive but not exceptional for the likes of Kellogg; you may need to offset this with stronger leadership stories, impact metrics, and community involvement. The Indian male pool is hyper-competitive; schools will compare you with others who might have higher scores but less unique impact. Your advantage is in distinct industry positioning.

Strengths to leverage: Unique industry + purpose-driven work > Clean tech aligns with many schools’ increasing focus on sustainability and ESG. Cross-functional skill set > Tech, team leadership, and now PR/branding, shows adaptability. Clear upward trajectory, from manager to vertical lead in ~6 years, is good progression.

If your work hasn’t had global client/stakeholder engagement, emphasize any international projects, partnerships, or cross-border initiatives.

AdComs love sustainability-focused candidates who also show impact beyond their jobs. Build a visible volunteer leadership in aligned causes before deadlines.

Replace generic leadership statements with specifics: revenue growth, cost savings, market share gains, PR reach in numbers, tons of waste diverted from landfills, and carbon offset metrics. Strengthen ESG/Tech credentials with some short courses. If you haven’t, lead a high-visibility sustainability initiative outside work.

Questions for you to sharpen your narrative:
1. In your clean tech career, what’s the single most impressive measurable impact you’ve had?
2. Have you led cross-functional teams across countries or worked with international clients?
3. What’s your post-MBA specific role and company target in tech? (like sustainability lead at Google, ESG strategy at McKinsey)
4. Any extracurricular/community leadership aligned with sustainability?

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

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Shantanu Sharma
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@nash08 - Your GRE score is good, what was the sectional split? The GPA is on the lower side, which university was this from, and any particular reason for the drop e.g. was it low during certain semesters?

Try to bump up the GRE if you can (ideally to a 330+), as it'd help offset the GPA and make your profile competitive for USTop-15 programs.

Check out here for stats on average GRE scores at top B-schools: https://admitstreet.com/blog/average-gr ... -programs/. As a rule of thumb, aiming for 4-5+ points higher than the average would help, if you belong to a highly competitive demographic pool.

On the professional front, your profile has some differentiating factors, given the clean-tech/ waste management angles and managerial role. I'd like to understand more about your roles to assess better. It'd also be crucial to have a strong narrative covering your experiences, transferable skills, career goals, and how the MBA fits in now.

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