RD Chances?

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<p>3.8 UW GPA
2260 SAT (800 Math, 760 Writing, 700 CR)
One of the best international schools in the world
I speak Hindi, Kannada, English, Spanish</p>

<p>Courses: 14 IB courses, 1 AP (My school only offers 2 APs)</p>

<p>EC's:
Model United Nations
National Honor Society
School Newspaper
Leader of Tamana (service club)
Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout
Leader of Softball club</p>

<p>Sports:
JV Basketball (captain) 2 years
Varsity Basketball 2 years
Varsity Baseball (captain) 3 years</p>

<p>Service:
Tamana
Boy Scouts</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Intern at Hindustan Times (One of the leading newspapers in India) 1 month
Intern at Bangalore Aviation 6 months - present</p>

<p>Essays:
Common App - Good
Supplemental - Very good</p>

<p>Recs:
Teachers - I assume they are well written
Counselor - Well written</p>

<p>I am applying from New Jersey even though I live in India. I go to the American school and have an American citizenship so I will not be considered as international applicant</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>3.8 uw is quite low for northwestern. Most students will have 3.85, if not 3.9+ with plenty of 4.0s. Your SAT is good, not great, but good enough for admission.
Where are your awards? You list some ok activities, but not any awards or accomplishments. It just seems to me (and probably admissions officers) that you just joined clubs for the sake of joining clubs to build your resume.
I hope your essays and recs are as good as you claim.
What impressed me was your internship experience; this will give you an advantage over some others. But again, it’s not so much that you listed internships, but more so what you did with them. Anyone can find an internship with the right contacts. Hopefully, you assumed some leadership.</p>

<p>You’re certainly not a weak candidate and you have a fighting chance, but Northwestern has gotten drastically more and more competitive over the years.</p>

<p>good luck</p>