I scored pretty well on this test and now I'm very curious to know if that really means my chances are good. Can you tell me what your statistics are on scores vis-a-vis acceptance? I'm going ahead anyway, feeling a little more confident.

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On the subject of waiting lists - I know someone who got in to MIT a year ago. He said that when he found out he was on the waiting list (with a good but not great GMAT score, by the way), he called the person who was his contact in Admissions once a week to see where things stood and to remind them he was, um, waiting. He's an alpha type, very ambitious, and says he didn't see anything wrong with calling them a lot. The nudnik approach is not for everyone.... but the SOB got in!

It's a decent tool, but of course, guarantees nothing. I just did it for the hell of it, and I think it oversimplifies the GMAT/GPA section. It doesn't account for Quant %ile, nor does it ask what you studied in college - those are two things adcoms look at. Also, not all adcoms are going to "weight" each aspect of your profile and application like this - each adcom takes a holistic view and comes to its own conclusions.

For the record - my score was a ~55 when I rated my essays/application/recommendation/resume as "medium" and ~62 when I rated them as "strong"...I'm sure I fell somewhere in between.

The schools I applied to:
Kellogg - 72: Stretch. I got dinged, so I guess this was accurate.
Tuck - 68: Closer to Stretch than competitive. WL, so result TBD I guess.
Darden - 65: Close to being competitive than to being a stretch. WL - again, TBD.
Johnson - 65: Close to being competitive than to being a stretch. Accepted, awarded full-tuition fellowship.

Bottom line, this tool made me look like crap, but it's the Adcoms that decide if you'll get in, not a tool. Personally, I think this is just something Aringo uses to drum up business because it says "If you worked with Aringo, mark your essays/resume/recommendations as 'Strong'" which earns you a few more points on this assessment, giving the nervous applicant peace of mine, etc, etc.
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Haha.. I liked how I had to deduct one point for being Indian...
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It means that if you are Indian the competition is extremely tough as compared to other nationalities...
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Correct.

OK so now I understand its a quota thing and for Indians, as ever, the numbers are working against you. With such sizable competition you should seriously consider getting help from one of the Acceptance Consultants, if you can. I'm trying to imagine what extraordinary qualities you can dangle before the eyes of the adcoms but there must be a key there somewhere and a good consultant would be able to help you find it. Maybe. Possibly. Probably. Damn.

Can someone tell me what being wait-listed really means? I'm WL for my first choice (Sloan). What are my chances, and is there anything more I can do at this point.? The Aringo test showed it was a reach for me but it was close so I applied. Now this WL - very frustrating.

Thanks Cobra, that's what I thought. Willing to be flexible? Can't afford to wait, really, for a big 'maybe'. Now if I could get an interview, I could wow them. Maybe. Who knows? These adcoms are like gods to which we are .... flies.

So, 007 - were you able to figure out how to make improvements in your app and, if so, where did you apply?