Chances of Int'l Student---Help requested

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<p>I am an international student going to ma senior in an international christian school in indonesia. i will graduate in 2006. The school i attend is really small (total 70 students). Being a small school there arent many oppurtunities. No AP courses, no clubs and only 2 sports teams</p>

<p>Stats</p>

<p>3.678/4.0 GPA
enrolled in the most competitive courses that my school has to offer
class rank--pretty bad--6/20
SAT I taken in nov 2004 w/o prep- 690 Math, 590 Verbal plan to take again in oct--expect 2000+ Math-770+
SAT II- Chem-660, plan to take again in nov, confident that i can do much better, 720+, also plan on taking MATH II C in nov.
AP's- AP Chem May 05 taken w/o AP course, plan on taking Calc AB course in school and plan on AP Bio--w/o taking AP course</p>

<p>EC/other things
played tennis for 3 years at a local club
school Math Champion
participated in a musical drama
taken Level 1 keyboarding exam in music, plan on taking level 2
community service at old people's home..etc--120+ hrs
hospital volunteer work--100+hrs
organized several fund raisers for my class
incharge of the school snack shop</p>

<p>i plan on applying to northwestern for a major in biomed engg.</p>

<p>I would like to know my chances at Rice's Bioengg program, and plz remember that I live in Indonesia where there are no oppurtunities for research work and things like that. </p>

<p>I would also like to know how to improve my resume, and the minimum SAT scores that i would need</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>rice is a bit reachish for you....</p>

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<p>International admissions is a completely different beast and can vary from country to country, just as the opportunities to students. I don't think this board can really offer a qualified opinion for or against you.</p>

<p>Apply, see how it goes.</p>

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<p>but remember to apply to more than one place (don't play all your cards to Rice)</p>

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<p>i'm currently a rising sophomore at Rice. i went to an international Catholic school in Taipei, Taiwan. your profile is way better than mine from back in HS, but i got in, and i think my interview / essay played a big role. definitely try and 'ace' the essay. just throw your whole personality out on that one.</p>

<p>if possible, get an off-campus interview. i really think that if you go through all the trouble of setting one up, it goes out to show how interested you really are.</p>