Desperate senior needs a chance!! (Please??)

<p>I'm a HS senior (Class of '10 woo!!!) who really needs to make some decisions fast, I would love some chances!!</p>

<p>So here I go:
I'm a Hispanic male in Houston, Texas
Ranked 271/547
My GPA is an awful 2.8 UW. Too much "living in the moment" during my freshman year and yea it kinda came back to bite me. I have an upward trend though and I'm really working my butt off to make it atleast a 3.0 by the end of the semester.
Took 4 honors classes, no APs. :-(
Have 3yrs of a foreign language if it means anything.
SAT: 1170 (CR+M) 1690 out of 2400. Took it for the first time in October, plan on really going in for a December retake.
Not too many ECs to mention.</p>

<p>Right now my list is as follows:
University of Houston (think I might qualify for an auto-admit..)
Texas Christian University
University of Central Florida
Florida International University
University of South Florida
Pace University (NYC)
Loyola Marymount
Oklahoma State University
Howard University
American University</p>

<p>So that's all, if anyone has any experience with any of these colleges and can lend an opinion it would be greatly appreciated!!</p>