Chances of an international senior for chemistry major at *private* colleges

[vyper47real]

@MWolf

What major are you looking at? If it is in engineering, I would drop Harvard, UPenn, and even Princeton, UPenn, and definitely UChicago.

All are reaches, of course, but I agree with @merc81, that you are likely to be accepted to at least one of the colleges on this list.

So, if you were to ask “what are my chances to be accepted at Harvard?” the answer would be “pretty low”. However, if the question is “what are my chances at being accepted to at least one of the colleges on this list?”, the answer would be “pretty solid”.

Thanks. I’m into chemistry for now, and might pursue a minor/2nd major in math. I’m not really into Harvard, tbh. Just that everyone around me is applying. My “dream” uni is Caltech, although I’m not expecting to get in ; and Berkeley among the publics. For the ED2 at Johns Hopkins, I chose Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Whiting school

Would you suggest some more STEM-ish unis? I want a research-heavy career, so I care mostly about education quality rather than brand value :neutral: