Chance me? Low GPA, Rigorous Courses

<p>Looking to be chanced with the following specs! Thanks!</p>

<p>Public High School Senior
GPA: 3.12 UW (3.2 next month) / 3.92 W
Class Rank: 38/269 (Top 15%)
SAT: 1800 (690 R, 570 M, 540 W)
ACT: 28 (35 Eng, 23 M, 30 R, 25 Science, 32 Comb. R/W (9 Writing))
AP's (Test Score):
- AP World History (3)
- AP Language (4)
- AP Literature (3)
- AP World History
- AP Biology (2, retaking Senior Year, got a D first time)
- AP Microeconomics (Senior Year)
- AP Government (Senior Year)
- AP Macroeconomics (Senior Year)
- AP Calculus AB (Senior Year)
- AP Computer Science A (Not started yet.)</p>

<p>Great Freshman year, but my grades took a hit in the 2nd half of Sophomore year. Junior year I came back up a little (better than before). Senior year I'll work for all A's (except for AP Calc & Bio, which I expect a B at least).</p>

<p>Senior Year:
- Spanish 2
- Bio 2 Honors (Don't Ask)
- TV Pro 3
- Calculus Honors
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Biology (Retaking, got a D the first time.)
- AP Calculus
- AP Microeconomics (FLVS)
- AP Government (FLVS)
- AP Computer Science A (FLVS)</p>

<p>ECs:
- ~100 Volunteer Hours
- YMCA Summer Camp Volunteer (9th grade)
- Meals on Wheels Food Program
- Food Pantry
- BETA Club (Some volunteer hours, 11th + 12th grade)
- Key Club (12th)
- FBLA (12th)
- Yearbook (12th)
- Spring Football (11th)
- Ran technology news site in an editorial capacity (established writing staff, attended press events, etc.) -- 2.5 / 3 years.
- Coding (Self-taught): xHTML (4), PHP, CSS (2 & 3), JavaScript/jQuery, PhotoShop CS4/5, Fireworks CS5.5.
- Freelance Web Developer for 2.5 years.
- Minor IT Admin for various clients (& non web-developer clients).
- Self-teaching Russian.
- Interviewed Korean War Veterans for a student-created documentary airing on television this Fall (or Winter or Spring).
--- For the project I'm the sole web developer for the website on which the documentary will also be posted.</p>

<p>Essays: I have 1 kind of unique and one really unique (as in only ~30-60 other people might write about it) essay that'll be insane.</p>

<p>*Retaking the SAT (for a 2200+) & ACT (33+). Taking SAT Subject tests soon.</p>

<p>Colleges (Major: Journalism / International Relations):
** I'm a Florida Resident. **
- UF (Incredible reach, probably no chance.)
- UCF
- FSU
- USF
- NYU (kind of want to go there).
- University of Southern California (really, really high reach - near impossible?)
- UCLA
- UCSD?</p>

<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>Bump, anyone?</p>