What are my chances with the following stats? I'm a (white, female) junior at a flagship state university and plan on grad school straight out of undergrad. I started college more than 3 years early, and my parents wouldn't let me apply to any schools other than the one I'm attending right now. I was a shoo-in for that (4.0 unweighted GPA, co-valedictorian, 31 ACT without cracking open a review guide, scores of 5 on 4 AP courses), so I know zilch about the admissions process and am bewildered by actually having choices.
GPA: 3.98, 3.95 in major
1 conference presentation so far (talk, not a poster)
1+ year research experience so far, should be 3 when I graduate
Senior thesis in initial planning stages
GRE- Will take in December, have 750-800 for quant and verbal on first practice exam
Contracted for 2 semesters as an undergraduate TA in a general ed course plus 90% of the way to a major teaching certificate
Goldwater Scholarship (national STEM scholarship, reasonably big deal according to school's Top Scholarships advisor)
Chair of board that directs large student center ($2 million budget)- not Chemistry-related
Minoring in mathematics and have a 4.0 in the minor
I'm hoping to apply to the following schools' Physical Chemistry grad programs:
1) MIT
2) Berkeley
3) Caltech
4) Harvard
5) Princeton
6) U of Maryland- College Park (as a safety school)
I have a chance, right? If not, please tell me what I need to do to improve. Also, on what schedule should I plan to take the Chem subject test? I know that MIT really wants it, and that's my dream school. Thanks so much!
