<p>hey i;m an international student. i would like to apply to JH for Biomed engg..i would like to know whether they are more lenient with int'l applications or are they harsh.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>peace</p>
<p>They are harder with international applicants especially if you need financial aid. But this is true with most other privates.</p>
<p>so JH is harder with Int'l applicants? what about other privates? are they harder or lenient?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>peace</p>
<p>hey taj, im guessing your an international form india, i got in this year and im frim india too. I fyour not gonna apply for aid they can be kinda harsh on you, butotherwise they do give an international student a fairly lenient look. You couyld also apply early which is your best chance to get here with some aid.</p>
<p>ah jeez , your form indonesia, didnt look at that, but its pretty much the same from fairly anywhere in Asia</p>
<p>hey thanks man,</p>
<p>well i'm a indian citizen living in indonesia for the past 15years of my life. so u think i have a chance with my stats for biomen engg.</p>
<p>i am not looking for fin aid at the moment.</p>
<p>congrats on making it into JH.</p>
<p>here's my current stats
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 would like to know my chances at Johns Hopkins, , and plz remember that I live in Indonesia where there are almost 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>
<p>for a school in indonesia, thats pretty good although you wanna get up on your scores a bit, what is important though is to be able to show the school that you didint have the oppertunities your american counterbats did in term sof extracurricular, research , and stuff. Improve those scores, get some gret school grades, and MOST IMPORTANT write good essays, one that make an impact on the guy reading them , that really helps. Dont omit anything that you have done both curricular and extracurricular, do a good brag sheet, you still have around two years to go im guessing so use it well dude , and if your not looking for aid mention it, if you apply early with good scores you should sail through, regular its always tough but you'll have a good chance with better scores</p>
<p>hey, dude thanks for da reply...really appreciate it. i would like to get an idea of what the minimum SAT scores are and what is considered a 'good' score, oh and by the way, i've got only year left, i'll be a senior next year. any other advice? i would love to get some.. also i would like to whether u have any idea about my chances at the following universities..</p>
<ol>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>Case</li>
<li>UCSD</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>GA Tech</li>
<li>U Wash</li>
<li>Rice</li>
</ol>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>peace</p>
<p>arun, I think if you you increase your scores, try to be around upto like 700 for the english sections, and try to get somewhere like 750 + in math , because math is supposed to be crucial for out of US students, as they are a little lenient on our english skills. Pretty much all these universities go for the same thing i got into Northwestern , U wash and Gtech as well, so the important thing is better your sat scores, and highlight your achievement, so that the person who reads it is not like whatever, but id wow this foreign kid has achieved a lot? DOnt worry man , take the SAT once moe better your scores both on the subject tests as well and you should be able to get into most of these colleges, excpet probably duke is a lot harder than the rest</p>
<p>btw, you got a hotmail address we could chat up sometime</p>
<p>hey my hotmail is <a href="mailto:arunees23@hotmail.com">arunees23@hotmail.com</a></p>
<p>just a question...does an american citizen living overseas count as international? cause i've been overseas for ages, and i'm pretty much the same as any other international except i got an american passport...</p>
<p>Hey...the way the Admissions staff looks at applicants is this way. If you go to high school in the US then your file is reviewed by the counselor who reads for that state, even if you are an international student. If you go to school outside the US then your file is reviewed by one of the counselors responsible for international reads, even if you are a US citizen. </p>
<p>This changes though with regard to financial aid and being classified as an international student. If you are a non-US citizen and non-Permanent Resident, then you are considered international for financial aid purposes and will have to complete some additional application materials (I know one document is a personal immigration form).</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>yeah it does. Thanks.</p>