Chance for a chem major please?

nw09
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:08:17 +0000

Thanks! Also, is retaking chem SAT II recommended for me given my major? I didn’t do as well as I wanted to the first time b/c I didn’t study.

Colleges:
UC Berk, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB
Stanford
Yale
Cornell
JHU
WashU
Northwestern

Major: Chemistry (College of Chem for UC Berk)
Ethnicity: Chinese
California
School: very rigorous, very well known for difficulty
Applying for financial aid for all

SATI: 720 CR, 780 M, 750 W = 2250 total
ACT: 36 E, 35 M, 35 S, 30 CR = 34 composite
SATII: 800 MathII, 790 BioM, 700 Chem, 590 French w/listening
GPA: 3.85 UW, 4.125 W

AP: BC Calc (5/5 AB subscore), Biology (5)

Senior classes: AP chem, AP psych, AP stats, AP english lit, Teacher assistant (BC calc), newspaper, science research projects H

Extracurrics:
-School Newspaper (11, 12), Opinion Section Editor
-Internships at Stanford (10, 11, 12), paleogeochem, archaeology, and bio/chemical archaeology, respectively
-Tutor other students in math and chem (10, 11, 12)
-NHS (11, 12), Treasurer
-Red Cross (9)

Community service:
-Red Cross
-Library
-NHS projects