<p>dreamon
Do you have any hook?
Is your HS feeder school to some top colleges such as Stanford or Princeton?</p>
<p>If not, apply to many top colleges.</p>
<p>Let me give you some real examples. These are all Asian males (class of HS 2011) without any hook.</p>
<p>Friend 1: SAT 2400, SAT II 800-790-(800 or high 700s), UWGPA 4.0, National Level Recognition
Your ECs and awards << Friend 1 ECs and awards (because of the national recognition)
Your Stat <Friend 1 Stat</p>
<p>Friend 2: SAT 2350+, ACT 36, SAT II 800-790 (or 780)-(800 or high 700s), UWGPA 4.0
Your ECs and awards = Friend 2 ECs and awards
Your Stat < Friend 2 Stat</p>
<p>Friend 3: SAT 2350+, SAT II 800-800-800, UWGPA 4.0
Your ECs and awards = Friend 3 ECs and awards
Your Stat < Friend 3 Stat</p>
<p>20more: SAT 2380, SAT II 800-800-780, ACT 35, UWGPA 3.96
Your ECs and awards < 20more ECs and awards
Your Stat < 20more Stat</p>
<p>Result:
No acceptance from Stanford, Penn, Columbia, Princeton and MIT (some of us did not apply to Penn or Columbia)
Two got accepted from Chicago
Three got accepted from NW
One applied to UCB and got accepted</p>
<p>You still have time. Do well on SAT II tests and try something national if you can.
Also, texaspg (post 7) gave you an excellent advice.</p>