Can someone please tell me my chances at Purdue University

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My grades are:-
9th : 90%
10th : 96%
11th : 63%( I have explained the reason for a dip in marks in my common app essay as it revolves around a major obstacle I encountered in 11th)
12th Boards : 91%
ACT : 34
TOEFL : 99
MAjor :- Biomedical Engineering
Extracurricular Activities:

  1. I have completed 2-year course in Photography and Journalism
  2. Won best journalist at school’s MUN. Only journalist to get all his articles published on all days of the event.
  3. Work Experience:
    A) Worked at a Diagonostic Clinic for a period of 2 months.
    B) Worked under a biomedical engineer for a period of 2 months.
    C) Filed Tax Returns for a private Finance company for a period of 3 months.
  4. Part of School Cricket Team for 4 Years
    5.Hobby : Stand up comedy, performed at a few open Mics
  5. Leadership :- Hosted Teacher’s Day programme , Led dance groups
  6. Volunteering : Collecting funds for old age homes and even taught 10th standard underprivileged kids for a period of one year.
  7. Online certification courses displaying my interest in Biology and Economics
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Here is a link to the Purdue Data Digest, here, https://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/, under the link for “Applications, Admits, and Matriculations”. It is interactive, so you can input the parameters that most apply to you (for example, you would be “Foreign” – I am guessing – under the “Residency” tab). Based on your input, the Data Digest will generate information and create some graphs/charts from which you may be able to make an estimate of your chances. Also, there should be a table at the bottom which gives the admission rates (and yield) for students matriculating in the Fall semesters of the past 10 years; you will see that the acceptance rates have been broadly trending down for undergraduate engineering applicants since 2009.

You can also look at Purdue’s Common Data Set, here, https://www.purdue.edu/oirae/resources.html. Part C7 tells you what admissions factors Purdue considers to be “very important,” “important,” “considered,” and “not considered”; Part C9 of the CDS gives the median 50% for both SAT and ACT scores, as well as the percentage of the entering first-year class falling within certain ranges of SAT and ACT scores.

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For engineering specific stats: https://www.purdue.edu/futureengineers/What%20To%20Know/Common%20Questions/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.html

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Thanks a lot! But based on your experiences what do you think ? is this a good profile to get in purdue?

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You are probably just as well positioned as anyone (other than a Purdue admissions officer) to look at the data that you have been provided, and make a rough estimate of your chances.

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It’s harder to chance international students. It also depends on your course rigor and class rank. From what you provided, I think you are in the ball park though.

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Also, be sure you meet all the requirements for subjects and scores: http://www.iss.purdue.edu/admission/appreq.cfm

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I am an international Student from India. How do we indicate the course rigor to the university? My curriculum is ISC
DO the admission officers know about how rigorous a specific curriculum is? I have no idea where do they rate ISC, CBSE or IB. Please guide.
and yes, my class rank is 20/400

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For US students the school transcript will include the information about course rigor. If you have a guidance counselor at your school, ask them. There are many international students at Purdue so I have to believe the ad coms are aware of the different options in your country.