You have not give enough information for anyone to give you meaningful advice. Are you attending a US high school? What state? Some states give instate status to grads of their high schools even if they are international (NY LOL). What was the distribution of the 2000 across the 3 subtests. Have you taken the ACTs? SATs’s? What courses did you do well in and which not. What is the 4.17 out of? Why would you apply to expensive schools like Bennington if you can 't afford to attend? Bennington, for example, costs about 40K each year after the average amount of aid (about 24K).