I would so much like to hear directly from the OP’s parents…
OP, what do your high school college counselors say? Where were students with your stats accepted last year? If you can find out where similar students who are full pay were accepted last year in ED, that would be especially valuable as that would help determine your chances at some of the private schools on your list.
What do you want to do after college? Are you planning on attending grad school? If not, what kind of work do you anticipate doing after graduation?
Do you have a favorite on this list? If so, is it in reach territory? Or are you just interested in going to the “best” school you’re admitted to?
For Chemistry, when you say “better” then from your list Mudd and Cornell and some of the UCs qualify. Not so much the others. CMC and Scripps (and Pitzer) share the same science facility, so getting a Chem degree from one or the other is essentially the same thing. For a women’s college and chemistry, I’d personally suggest going east (Bryn Mawr, Smith, Wellesley), but you seem to prefer larger schools.
The Claremont consortium is really very tight–seamless to enroll across the campuses, so you do get the benefits of courses at Mudd etc etc if you want them. My D2 is a Pitzer sophomore who has already taken classes at every 5C campus.
You say that your parents don’t know how college works in this country. Will your parents be able and willing to pay for you as full pay at Scripps if you are admitted? Being admitted ED, and then having your parents withdraw their financial support, will mean that you will be taking a gap year. Be very sure that they understand the commitment implicit in applying ED as a full-pay family.