[Weighing my chances]

Hi,

I will be obliged if you could kindly hint at my chances of being accepted/rejected at the places I'm applying to. Should I apply to some more?

Undergrad Institution: IIT Bombay (Ranked first in India)

Major(s): Physics

Minor(s):

GPA in Major: 8.38

Junior Year GPA: 9.05

Overall GPA: 8.18

Length of Degree: 4 years

Type of Student: Male, Indian

GRE Scores:

Q: 170 (94%)

V: 160 (82%)

W: 4.5 (74%)

P: 990 (99%)

Research Experience:

Summer Research Internship at CERN (Theoretical Physics)

Yearlong internship at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai in HEP Phenomenology

Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

T.I.M.E. Scholarship for securing 99.92 percentile in IIT JEE.

Secured first position at Regional Mathematics Olympiad, 2007

Fellow of Loyola Honor Society

Publications:

Pileup subtraction in Jet shapes - arXiv 1211.2811 (Submitted to Physical Review Letters)

Special Bonus Points:

Published the paper with a big-shot, and is one of my academic referees. Has collaborators in all Univs I'm applying to.

Miscellaneous Accomplishments:

General Secretary (Student Head), Department of Physics

Elected core group member, Institute Academic Council

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:

Probably a well written SOP and CV

Applying to:

MIT

Harvard

Chicago

Cambridge

Oxford

University College London

Thanks a ton!