Hey guys, know this is a typical type of thread, but as a junior I just wanted to get a head start on the college process and see where I might consider applying to with a reasonable chance of admission.
Test Scores
SAT: 1600 (16 on the essay, not sure how I messed up that badly)
ACT: 36 (36 on all portions, 11/12 on the essay)
Subject tests: 800 math, 800 chem, going to take physics and bio and expect decent scores
Internships/work experience:
- Worked as marketing intern at local start-up for one summer, paid
- Shadowed at a mass spectroscopy lab for a summer
- Doing a coding/chemistry project with the same mass spec lab currently
Was accepted into the Garcia Research Scholar Program at Stonybrook University for this summer (Material sciences, more chemistry). Planning to attend
Projects:
- Submitted a paper to the Siemens Science Fair, didn’t go anywhere
Extracurriculars:
- Vice President of DECA Club at school
- Vice president of National Honor Society at school
- President of chemistry club of local non-profit where we teach younger children
- National Science Bowl
- Science Olympiad
- ARML, AMC series, local math competitions
Awards
- Honor roll (top 150) at Chemistry Olympiad
- Qualified for national test last 3 years, highest score in state history this year on local test
- Qualified for AIME last 5 years, highest score is 8
- DECA State 1st place (Business Finance)
- Science Bowl 1st place in state, 7th at nats
- Various local math competition prizes (probably insignificant)
What do you guys think about my chances for Berkeley, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UChicago, Brown?
You are very competitive!!!
Amazing test scores 
what Is your unweighted GPA and what is your course rigor?
Seems like you’ll be a strong candidate to top schools. Letters of rec are critical so start identifying those.
@ProfessorPlum168 Unweighted 4.0 and as many AP’s as school is offering/I can do without falling below graduation requirements in the arts, PE, etc
And thanks guys, that is good to know. Have been stressed lately because of the abundance of people in my community with seemingly impeccable resumes 
@watermelon15 speaking for Berkeley, your chances are obviously really good, but MET, GMP, EECS have been known to turn down many folks with perfect test scores as well as people who I would have thought for sure would have gotten in. You’ll want to make sure your essays are really good, from the heart, and reflect that Berkeley is your number one choice, and not window shopping or trophy hunting. That probably goes for all the other schools as well.
@ucbalumnus Intended major chemistry or material sciences - for Berkeley specifically perhaps that would mean applying directly to the College of Chemistry?
Cost is a comparatively small factor, but of course I would prefer not to end up with a mountain of debt.
@ProfessorPlum168 That makes a lot of sense - will keep that in mind. Berkeley is currently my top choice because I have heard great things about the College of Chemistry, it happens to be a great school for CS or material sciences as well if I change my mind about the major, and because of the wonderful Cali weather 
One more thing, it seems as if Berkeley really values overcoming hardships, and giving back to the community. That’s the sense I get from my own kid’s situation and from gleaning over many of the admitted stats and profiles.
One more thing, it seems as if Berkeley really values overcoming hardships, and giving back to the community. That’s the sense I get from my own kid’s situation and from gleaning over many of the admitted stats and profiles.
Chemistry: either College of Chemistry or College of Letters and Science
Chemical engineering: College of Chemistry
Materials engineering: College of Engineering
Chemical engineering / materials engineering joint major: College of Chemistry
College of Chemistry and College of Engineering are generally considered more selective than College of Letters and Science. Changing into either after enrolling is difficult, so choose the one that you would most likely to be in until graduation (which is probably the College of Chemistry).