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  1. Reposting: Hello Everyone, Really need some help? A little bit about the background first because that is making my choice a little complex. I completed my engineering in the year 2006 from quite a decent college in India. Worked two and a half years in the software industry (in a reputed out sourcing firm) though always wanted to move towards the development sector. So, took a call and have been working in the development sector in rural India for the past 5.5 years (and plan to continue till I move out for higher studies) Target Schools: Elliot School of International Affairs, Boston University: Global Development Policy, Cornell University Graduate School, The Earth Institute Columbia University: MS in Sustainable Management, Sanford-Duke Center for International Development, UC Berkeley 's Master of Development Practice, Princeton: Widrow Wilson School, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Career Goals: Working with the government to shape more inclusive policies for the rural poor. Undergraduate Institution: National Institute of Technology (NIT) GPA: Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.82 out of 10. It is a first class in India but is an average score by any standards. Majors: Electrical Engineering GRE Score: 163V, 163Q. AWA-4.5 TOEFL: 108 Work Experience: I work in an organization called PRADAN which works through field teams in rural India, primarily in the Central Indian belt. We work primarily with India’s indigenous people (Adhivasis) and I right now based in one of the field teams. The below have been my areas of work in the last five years: a. Mobilizing marginalized (and extremely poor rural communities) communities around Self Help Group for saving and credit (micro finance). Working with the community around working of schemes and programs at the decentralized level viz. Gram Sabhas (village governance), NREGA (rural employment guarantee act), PDS (Public Distribution System: subsidized ration and all) etc b. Sustainable agriculture in poverty pockets. We are currently working with more than 4000 families in 150 villages in one of the most interior pockets in India on scientific agricultural practices. I have been quite active in reviving indigenous paddy seeds in the area along with promoting organic farming through System of Root Intensification (SRI) method with the communities. c. Watershed approach to irrigation infrastructure in poverty pockets. I have done the Integrated Natural Resource (INRM) planning in several villages with the community along with its implementation. d. I am also the anchor of the Gender Equality Project under UN Women of my team. (Eight of the fifty PRADAN field level teams are currently involved in the project) I have worked extensively in the Meo Muslim Community in Alwar, Rajasthan on social mobilization through SHGs and livelihood enhancement through watershed programme. Currently I am working with the Adhivasi Gond tribes and PVTG Baiga on aspects of social mobilization through SHG, governance, gender, water shed management and sustainable agriculture in one of the poorest pockets in the country. I have also written a couple of articles on tribes and sustainable farming. Language Skills: English, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali, Working Bengali Statement of Purpose: WIP Letters of Recommendation: One academic recommendation. Good LORs from workplace. Concern: My below average CPI or GPA and my engineering background. Will my experience of working in the field with communities offset the GPA factor? Scholarships?
  2. Hello Everyone, Really need some help? A little bit about the background first because that is making my choice a little complex. I completed my engineering in the year 2006 from quite a decent college in India. Worked two and a half years in the software industry (in a reputed out sourcing firm) though always wanted to move towards the development sector. So, took a call and have been working in the development sector in rural India for the past 5.5 years (and plan to continue till I move out for higher studies) Target Schools: Elliot School of International Affairs, Boston University: Global Development Policy, Cornell University Graduate School, The Earth Institute Columbia University: MS in Sustainable Management, Sanford-Duke Center for International Development, UC Berkeley 's Master of Development Practice, Princeton: Widrow Wilson School, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Career Goals: Working with the government to shape more inclusive policies for the rural poor. Undergraduate Institution: National Institute of Technology (NIT) GPA: Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.82 out of 10. It is a first class in India but is an average score by any standards. Majors: Electrical Engineering GRE Score: 163V, 163Q. AWA-4.5 TOEFL: 108 Work Experience: I work in an organization called PRADAN which works through field teams in rural India, primarily in the Central Indian belt. We work primarily with India’s indigenous people (Adhivasis) and I right now based in one of the field teams. The below have been my areas of work in the last five years: a. Mobilizing marginalized (and extremely poor rural communities) communities around Self Help Group for saving and credit. Working with the community around working of schemes and programs at the decentralized level viz. Gram Sabhas (village governance), NREGA (rural employment guarantee act), PDS (Public Distribution System: subsidized ration and all) etc b. Sustainable agriculture in poverty pockets. We are currently working with more than 4000 families in 150 villages in one of the most interior pockets in India on scientific agricultural practices. I have been quite active in reviving indigenous paddy seeds in the area along with promoting organic farming through System of Root Intensification (SRI) method with the communities. c. Watershed approach to irrigation infrastructure in poverty pockets. I have done the Integrated Natural Resource (INRM) planning in several villages with the community along with its implementation. d. I am also the anchor of the Gender Equality Project under UN Women of my team. (Eight of the fifty PRADAN field level teams are currently involved in the project) I have worked extensively in the Meo Muslim Community in Alwar, Rajasthan on social mobilization through SHGs and livelihood enhancement through watershed programme. Currently I am working with the Adhivasi Gond tribes and PVTG Baiga on aspects of social mobilization through SHG, governance, gender, water shed management and sustainable agriculture in one of the poorest pockets in the country. I have also written a couple of articles on tribes and sustainable farming. Language Skills: English, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali, Working Bengali Statement of Purpose: WIP Letters of Recommendation: I left college long back. I wrote to a professor sometime back but yet to hear from him. I don’t think he remembers me now. I was a “time-pass” student (as they were called in my college back then) but will squeeze in an average LOR from him. Good LORs from workplace. Concern: My below average CPI or GPA and my engineering background. Will my experience of working in the field with communities offset the GPA factor? Scholarships?
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