Junior in high school. I want to major in bio, chem, or biochem. directly to chem is preferred
In state
3.84 unweighted GPA, 1500 SAT
Sophmore APs: AP CHEM, APUSH
Junior APs: AP FRENCH, AP GOV, AP Physics 1, AP CALC AB
Senior APs: AP Stats, AP Bio, maybe a 3rd
ECs: 4 year track, 4 year cross country with guarenteed varsity senior year for both and potential captaincy for cross country senior year. Fire explorers: training with local fire department and doing ride alongs and working at open houses and 4th of july events. 50+ hours at local nonprofit to help provide things for disadvantaged kids. 2 year red cross club including helping run yearly school blood drive. 2 year french club. 2 year unicef.
I am also a year ahead for core classes since i was in accelerated learning in middle school. senior core classes for me are taken as a junior.
For UW Seattle, chemistry is not currently a capacity constrained major; you don’t need to worry about direct admission or competitive admission to this major.
Too hard to say but your SAT is unlikely to matter.
They are test blind except in marginal cases.
I think your odds are good.
Bio, Biochem, and Chem are capacity constrained- so you need to find an alternate major that isn’t - so they’ll admit you to that just in case.
I think you have a decent chance to get in.
But you have wonderful schools in WA, Oregon, and through the WUE.
So I’m guessing UW will work - but sure thing i can’t say, especially given the majors are constrained. But given half the in state applicants get in, I think you will - just don’t want to give it the “for sure” - so I’ll go with likely.
But do take note at the time of app what those capacity constraints are.
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See above link. Chem is not capacity constrained.
I see on yours. Maybe I was reading this one wrong?
It shows a dark period is capacity constrained in the legend and Chem was noted. But I see on the others it isn’t.
That might be a good 1-2 then - biochem (if the top choice) as the 1st major and Chem as the alternate - to give the OP the best odds.
I guess I’d say likely then (at least in my opinion).
Anyway, this is the link I saw it on but if I misread, I apologize.
UW Undergraduate Advising: List of Undergraduate Majors
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Did you already take the SAT or is that an estimate?
You say on your original post, “In state”. What does that refer to?
Assuming a resident of Washington
Better odds getting in as a resident - at least acceptance rate wise.
First-year students by the numbers – Office of Admissions
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Yes, I see now in the fine print under the heading that this is a chance me specifically for the University of Washington. I hadn’t noticed that previously.
Thanks 
My only caution would be that these things are unpredictable even though your stats are a good match for UW. We had a parent post here last spring that her son/daughter was waitlisted at UW with a 3.98 gpa & 1500+ SAT, and was not applying in an impacted major. She said that classmates got in with lower gpa. We never heard how it was resolved. The point is that you can’t take acceptance for granted even when you appear to be a good match. Therefore, there always needs to be a backup plan.
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