i wonder if you are doing some research projects?? Not to be offensive, but I know people with better background than you couldn't even have an interview from those schools you listed in your another post - experience sharing one. so that's why i am curious whether you are doing some research, or even have papers under review ?
I am getting a research master now. Therefore, it is inevitable that I "have to" do some projects. But I do not think that is the key to the admission. As I have said in the second post about what was asked during the interviews, most schools are concerned about my motivation and maturity to do research. Moreover, good performance in seminars and conferences also helps, I guess? I really do not know exactly why. I feel lucky to be admitted, too...