Chances at some selective schools, please reply!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Posted before but had some changes and now that I’m working on college apps, I want as much advice as y’all can give me

Asian Male in Illinois
Interest: Biochemistry or Chemical Engineering

Colleges: Vanderbilt, UW Madison, UI Champagne, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, USC, Ann Arbor, WashU, Northwestern

GPA 3.93/4.0 or 4.74/5.0
ACT 35 and 9 on essay

2 B’s in HS in Calc BC junior year
How will this hurt me given my major choices?

AP Scores:
Physics 1 5
Bio 5
Euro 5
Chem (to come)
English Lang
Spanish culture
Calc BC
Macro
USH
Next year:
English lit
Physics C
Gov
Stats
Psych

Chem Subject yea: 790
Math II 800

Ecs:
TEAMS National Competetitor
Physics Club Co-President
NHS
200+ community service hours
Biology Olympiad competitor
Part time job over the summer
Science bowl
HOSA state competitor

I know my Ecs are super weak, so I’m trying to be realistic in my goals. Any feedback would be great

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For most colleges, there is a large difference in acceptance rates between biochem and Chem Engineering. Also your ECs are “super weak”, they’re average. They’re fine for most public universities, unless they have more “holistic admissions”, like Berkely or GTech. They will likely be fine for UIUC, Wisconsin, and possibly Michigan.
Safeties: UIUC Biochem, Wisconsin Biochem,

Targets: UIUC Chem Engineering, Wisconsin Chem Engineering
High Target/ Low reach: Michigan Biochem
Reaches: Michigan Engineering
High Reaches (and also where average ECs can hurt your chances): Vanderbilt, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, USC, WashU, Northwestern.

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WashU might be the best bet for an acceptance at a Top 20 based on OP’s stats/ECs.

I would take out Berkeley from the list since it’s going to be the same cost as a private.

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Your best bet is probably UVA–for top tier schools. UIUC will be a solid target, and Ohio State would be a safety that will give you loads of money.