<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 each, 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>Look your case is very complicated..
I mean there is not much you can boast of in academics but then if you lift The SAT's you will become the just above average applicant.
Your main focus should be on you essays and if you write well you might just get through.
I am saying this by taking into consideration that you don't need financial aid.</p>
<p>Your extracurriculars are pretty good, but your test scores and GPA are not going to help you at all. Just try as hard as you can to get those up, and make sure you write good essays to increase your chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>Yea, you gotta work hard since NU's undergrad BME program is ranked #9 in the country. It's pretty competitive. I applied RD, was waitlisted, and ultimately denied admission, and I thought my app was pretty solid. But, being that you are an Int'l applicant, your chances are somewhat better than those applying from within the states. Ultimately, this will be an uphill battle for you, but it will be one that is most definitely within your reach. Get creative on the Short Answer questions and give the NU admissions officers a good idea of who you are in your personal essay. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I don't know if it's necessarily easier for internationals. I think it depends on what country you are from; I think there are fewer applying from Indonesia than places like Singapore or China, so that may help a bit. When I was there, most of the ones from Hong Kong had pretty good GPA which means the group as a whole was above average compared to the rest of the applicant pool.</p>