Chance me: Northwestern ED

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Honest opinions, what are my chances?

International Student

Nationality: Brazilian
Race: Asian (Indian Descent)

Academics:

GPA: N/A
Class Rank: N/A
IGCSE Results: 5 A*s, 3 As, 1 B
IB Diploma Candidate
Year 1 Grades: Biology HL: 6, Chemistry HL: 6, Math HL: 5, Business Management SL: 6, English SL: 6, French B SL: 6
Predicted IB points with bonus points: 39/45
SAT: 1490 Superscore (800 M 690 E)
SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry: 750, Math II: 770
IELTS Score: 8.5

Awards:

DELF- French Diploma at B1 level
Certificate of Achievement: MIT Launch X - Becoming an Entrepreneur
IGCSE- Distinction
Marrs International Spell Bee - Ranked 6th Nationally
International Olympiad of English Language, Ranked 1st at State Level

ECs:

-Tennis School Team - all years of high school, semifinalist at state level.
-Table Tennis School Team - Senior year.
-Model UN- Participation in 5 MUNs
-Part of international leadership conferences such as Global Young Leaders Conference and Envision Summit.
-Business investment competition by Wharton School of Business - Group Leader, company took spot in top 100 companies in South East Asia

  • Runners-up at inter school business start up competition
    -Scholar at National University of Singapore’s Summer Science Camp
    -Student Government: House Captain,
    -Community Service: Teaching underprivileged children for 2 years.
    -Skiing: Intermediate level skier. 3rd place at Ski camp in Switzerland.
    -Experience: Activity Organiser at summer camp in Switzerland.

Essays:

Common App - 9/10
Why Northwestern - 7/10

Also applied to Purdue EA. Applying to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UMich, UT Austin, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Columbia, UIUC and UNC. Please let me know which ones of them are reaches and which are matches.

Thank You!

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Any feedback would be helpful and appreciated!

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All I can say is that the International game is really tough, and therefore very hard to chance. I have no idea how many international students they are taking this year, but they do put a cap on it. You are competing with the entire world for about 100 spots…honestly, you look like you have as good of a shot as any international student. 20-35% chance (depends on gender and selected major)

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@ConcernedRabbit Thanks for the feedback!
Gender: Male
Major: Chemistry

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Chemistry is relatively a bit more male dominated, but not significantly so. It could be worse, if you were going for computer science or something like that. I’ll give it a solid 25%.

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@ConcernedRabbit Thanks!