Hello,

I am planning to apply to Havard, Penn, NYU, Georgetown, Chicago, Northwestern, BU, UCLA and UT Austin for fall 2011. My hopes for admission to HLS, Penn, Chicago and NYU have taken a hit lately while reading older board posts on admission requirements. Thus, I would like an evaluation of my chances of being admitted to the above schools or any input you have - especially from your own experience - on admission criteria.

I am from Germany, graduated in the top 10% of my class (Erstes Staatsexamen mit 11,22 Punkten), am working as a research assistant (WissMit) while writing my doctoral thesis. I have already spent considerable time in the US.

Thanks a lot!