<p>first -- if you take college courses after graduating from high school then you are most likely going to be applying as a transfer student and not a freshman. that group is much more competitive and financial aid is much tougher unless you are going to try to attend a lower level school.</p>
<p>Your gap year doesn't exactly sound spectacular -- it sounds like the EC's and schoolwork of most high school students. Other than the intern abroad program (and kids participate in this type of thing during the summers, often) there isn't anything there that stands out to me. </p>
<p>What schools are you interested in getting in to and what were the results this year? Why the gap year?</p>
<p>If you want to continue volunteering, be a tutor and take classes while living at home -- attend community college. Your success at transferring into a 4-year university will be much better if you take a look at the guaranteed transfer options at your local CC.</p>