Hi I’m a new poster on this site, and I don’t know if it’s typical for someone to put their individual profile on here just to see what people say, but I’m a little stressed.
I am now a sophomore and I was suspended at the end of my freshman year for academic dishonesty (specifically stealing answers to a test). I had been a good student that year with lots of extracurriculars, and I thought my life was over. I know that I will have to report this when I start applying to colleges, and I’ve read the collection of answers to this similar question (how does discipline affect admissions). The answers from that pretty much told me the basics of being honest and how it can differ between schools and individual admissions officers. I’m still very nervous though, because obviously academic dishonesty is one of the most serious offenses and is looked at especially harshly. Plus, I worry that I may now be locked out of some more selective schools that I may be interested in applying to.
I am a white male in the best public school district in my state (they don’t let us forget it). I am varsity athlete (and future captain) on my school’s cross country and track teams. I have been to states and will likely go a couple more times before I graduate. I am also on the speech and debate team, where I will likely be captain my senior year. I have been to states, placed highly in many respected tournaments (UPenn, Princeton), and have qualified to nationals. I am also the captain of the academic competition team and a representative in student council, though I may not participate in the latter next year. I have a job on a local CSA farm during the summer, which I have held as a paid employee for 3 years. Despite the cheating incident, I am in both the German and Spanish Honor Societies, though I am not allowed to be in the National Honor Society. I have not had any other discipline issues. I have also been published in a low-circulation national magazine for fiction writing.
The schools I would be interested in applying to AS REACH SCHOOLS would be UC Berkeley or other UC schools like San Diego, UCLA, Santa Barbara (I do not live in California), Georgetown, Williams/Amherst, USC, Northwestern. More attainable schools would include Georgia Tech, Boston College, University of Washington, Penn State. I know this seems random (geographically at least), but I have visited many of them, and I have researched their programs extensively to find things I may be interested in. I understand the schools I’ve listed are very good schools, and none are easy to get into. I am also considering more local, easier to get into schools, but I wanted to see if I even have a chance at some of my dream/reach schools.
I had a 4.35 weighted last year and a 4.32 this year. I will be taking 4 APs next year and probably senior year, too, so I would expect that to be higher then. I am taking 1 AP this year and will take the test next month. I am very interested in languages, and I will have taken AP German and Spanish by the time I graduate. I have very good grades with practically all honors classes, and I have a GIEP for a couple of subjects. Most of my test grades (SAT, ACT, SAT II, etc) haven’t been determined yet (although I’ve taken numerous practice exams for these tests and others), and I know that means a lot in admissions, so I apologize for that. Right now I’m just trying to get a vague picture of what is possible with some (hopefully not too disparaging!) outside advice.
I’m really freaking out these days, and probably stressing more than I should. I was recently diagnosed with a couple of anxiety disorders and mild depression, which I am receiving help for now. I hope that I’ve posted this in the right place and everything, and that I can get some feedback on what to do next! 
Thanks!