What are your admission chances?
Enter your CGPA, GRE/GMAT, IELTS, work experience, and research output — get an honest admission-chance estimate for Top 10/30/50 global universities, plus specific tips to strengthen your profile.
🎯 Profile Evaluator
Honest admission-chance estimate for top universities
Your admission chance at Top30 schools
10%
Reach profile — focus on backups + improvement areas
Top 10
2%
Top 30
10%
Top 50
25%
Any uni
40%
📈 How to strengthen your profile
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Research
Zero research papers is a major gap for PhD applications. For Masters, try to publish 1 paper or strong internship report by application time. Even arXiv pre-prints count for application visibility.
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SOP
Your Statement of Purpose makes 30-40% of the admission decision. Top tips: connect every experience to your future research/career goals, tailor for each university (research specific professors), keep it under 1000 words, get 3 rounds of feedback before submitting.
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How accurate is this profile evaluator?+
It's a directional estimate based on aggregate Indian-student admit data at top US/UK/Canada universities. Accuracy: ±10-15 percentage points. Real outcomes depend heavily on factors we can't measure here: SOP quality (30-40% of decision), recommendation letters, specific program fit, year-on-year admission trends, fit with target professors. Use as a baseline to identify gaps.
What scores get me into MIT / Stanford / CMU?+
Admitted Indian profiles at MIT, Stanford CS, CMU SCS typically have: CGPA 9.0+, GRE 330+ (Q170, V160+), 2-3+ research papers, multiple top-tier internships (FAANG / IBM Research / IISc), TOEFL 110+. Even with this profile, acceptance rate hovers around 8-12% for Indians (most competitive cohort globally).
How can I improve my profile in 6 months?+
Most impactful improvements: (1) Retake GRE/GMAT — single biggest leverage point; (2) Get 1 research paper accepted at IEEE/ACM workshop or arXiv pre-print; (3) Secure 1 strong internship at FAANG/IIT-research lab/well-known startup; (4) Improve IELTS Writing — most Indians underperform here; (5) Rewrite SOP with specific professor research alignment. Skip: more coursework, certificates, MOOC certifications — minimal impact.
Does this evaluator work for MBA applications?+
Yes — switch field to MBA. Algorithm weights work experience much higher (20 points) and switches GRE input to GMAT scoring (500-800 scale). For MBA, recommendation letters + essays carry 50% of the decision — the calculator can't measure these accurately. Use as a baseline only.
Why is my chance shown as 'Reach' even with a strong profile?+
Indian applicants face the most competitive admissions globally — many strong profiles are rejected. A 30-40% chance at Top 10 is actually 'strong' (most applicants are in the 5-15% range). Don't panic if shown as 'Reach' — just apply to multiple universities (mix of dream/target/safe) and focus on differentiated SOPs.