indianguyiit

Hi I am from India (IIT) and will be applying to grad school this year. I have a decent gpa of 9.5+ and am interested in Machine learning and natural language understanding. Hopefully, will have one publication in mid-tier conference. I will be giving gre/toefl next month. Just wanted to ask what are my chances of getting top schools? What matters most -- research publications, academic honors, gre score? Any comments are welcome. Thanks.