How can a low GPA grad get admitted to top MBA colleges?

Undergrad CGPA(B.Tech Civil Engineering, India)- 2.64

Masters CGPA(M.S. Construction Management, Michigan State University, USA)- 3.58

GRE-325/340

WE(in construction engineering)-5 years in USA, 1 year in India

Other credentials- WSP financial modeling course certification, MBA Math Course Certification, WSO Financial modeling Course Certification

Which universities from the ones below would be forgiving of my low undergrad gpa and would like my profile?

UMich Ross

NYU Stern

UPenn Wharton 

Kellogg

Booth

Haas

Fuqua

Yale

LBS

Cambridge

Oxford

Kelley

Any other credentials that I would need to add to my profile to be accepted at any of these? Any other top university suggestions that would be forgiving and that are not on the list above?

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