International Applicants

Agreed! It depends on the country u r applying from. If u apply from a coutry in eastern europe, and u meet all basic requirements such as 3.3+ GPA, a 700+ GMAT, u r almost guaranteed an admit from a top 10 school. On the other hand, if u r an Indian (IT or otherwise), its an uphill task. As an example, Darden last year received a total of approximately 2700 applications out of which 700 apps were from Indian applicants. The class size at Darden is 333. Somebody correct me if i m wrong, but i dont see a possibility of Darden accepting any more than 33 Indian applicants.

Some Rough Calulations (assuming a yield of 49% for the entire applicant pool)

Acceptance Rate for Indian Applicants - 67/700 = 9.5%
Acceptance Rate for all others - 612/2000 = 30.5%

The odds of getting selected are lower if u r a male. and lower still if u r from IT. I think its safe to assume that its the same case accross all top schools.