Help me narrow my list by viewing my stats please :)

Applying to College
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<p>-resides in FL, class of 2012
-Female
-African American/Haitian American
-Lower class income so need financial aid
-GPA: 3.04 unwghted 4.30 wghted. SAT: 1720+ ACT: not yet but prob 27
-Other notes: First attended a magnet school for 2yrs in health academy. then transfered for 1 yr(where I will continue onto 2) to a dual enrollment school where minimum of 3.0unwightd is required, therefore my class rank is low because its extremely competitive. However, I've accumulated 30 college credits thus far from taking 12 college courses. 3.0 college GPA. I've taken maybe 10 honors and 2 APs and 12 college courses thus far in high school.
-100 cc hours at Theaters and film festival,
-8yrs Church choir and dancer, community acting & touring group/organization 2yrs, acting college classes, music college classes, 2 part-time jobs (still have 1), honor roll for 9th and 10th grade, secretary of health club 1yr, won health district knowledge test on nutrition 2nd place (state competition), Gay-straight alliance club 2yrs, performing arts club (stepper, singer) 2yrs. Hobbies: workouts, guitar and piano, recording and producing music for my brother (using home studio)who is an up and coming artist. also promoting him on the web.</p>

<p>-I want to throw in that for as long as I can remember my family and I collect clothes and toys every year and send to Haiti.
-I am really good at tapping into peoples feelings and minds when writing essays so I'm not worried on that part.</p>

<p>I want to major in Theater. Specifically, Acting. BFA or BA.</p>

<p>My choices:
* Boston Conservatory
* Boston U
* Carnegie Mellon U
* Cornell U
* DePaul U
* Emerson College
* Florida State U
* Fordham U
* Ithaca College
* Juilliard
* Marymount Manhattn College
* New York U
* Pace U
* Rutgers NB/Pscataway
* Spelman College
* SUNY Purchase
* Syracuse U
* U Central Florida
* U Florida
* U Mass Amherst
* U Miami
* U Southern Calif
* University of the Arts
I can only dream of attending UPenn....</p>

<p>Any I should remove? Any I should add? Ask me for anymore info on my stats.</p>

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<p>UArts are for the really talented, like I mean among the best in your school. Is that you?</p>

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<p>I am talented, but I sorta think they want experience and lessons which I don’t have muc of. I’ve been in 2 church plays, two high school plays, and 1 community musical.</p>

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<p>Class Rank? I’m assuming top third, plus or minus.</p>

<ul>
<li>Boston Conservatory – No opinion, isn’t this audition based to a large degree.</li>
<li>Boston U – Target-Reach</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon U – Reach</li>
<li>Cornell U – Reach</li>
<li>DePaul U – Target -Safety</li>
<li>Emerson College - Target</li>
<li>Florida State U - Target</li>
<li>Fordham U -Target - Reach</li>
<li>Ithaca College - Target</li>
<li>Juilliard – No opinion – highly based on audition, isn’t it.</li>
<li>Marymount Manhattn College – Don’t know the school</li>
<li>New York U – Reach</li>
<li>Pace U – Don’t know the school</li>
<li>Rutgers NB/Pscataway – Target</li>
<li>Spelman College Target-Safety</li>
<li>SUNY Purchase --Don’t know the school, Target-Safety, I t hink.</li>
<li>Syracuse U – Target</li>
<li>U Central Florida – Target (maybe Target-Safety)</li>
<li>U Florida – Target</li>
<li>U Mass Amherst – Target</li>
<li>U Miami – Target-Reach</li>
<li>U Southern Calif – Reach</li>
<li>University of the Arts Don’t know the school
Penn – Far Reach.</li>
</ul>

<p>My only comment is that the list doesn’t seem focused. You have large schools, small schools, city schools, rural schools, etc. Once you know the kind of school you want, it should be easier for you to shorten your list.</p>

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<p>USC only admitted 6% with an UW GPA in your range…but your ECs are good! What’s even better is that your passion is real because your ECs revolve around your intended major. I only know about that school, so I would say cross off schools that are mainly accept high GPA’s. Your college classes might justify your GPA, however. Find the average GPAs on CollegeBoard (ex. bottom of [College</a> Search - University of Southern California - USC - At a Glance](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)). And as well as you know, your ethnicity brings a slight advantage. Good luck!</p>