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arcticbelle

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  1. It's about the same at my university, where a 3-hour independent study class means 13-16 hours of research, with more if you're especially interested. During summers, I've worked 40 hours per week (OK, 45-50 but I put 40 on my timesheet), but I know REU students who worked about 20 and still got a good project completed by the end of the summer. By the way, I only know about P-Chem and atmospheric chemistry.
  2. 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!
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