Need to increase the size of my college list!

I have to toss in my oft-repeated advice to the OP and others. Design your list based on who and what you are now, not based on what you hope your scores will be in a future seating for the ACT/SAT, or based on “predicted” GPA for first half of senior year. If a college is out of reach for you now, it is probably a reach under the most optimistic circumstances. You can always add a reach, and possibly drop one ultra-safe or low-match college from your list if you hit your fall tests out of the park, but you need to be ready to dive into applications at the end of the summer. You cannot afford to wait until you have scores in the fall. Most, if not all of the colleges on your list must be ones where you have some chance with your current grades, scores, and financial resources. The most-qualified students are those whose senior year will be loaded with high-level classes, demanding extracurricular activities, college applications and essays, etc. You ought to have a general, list of realistic college choices in place by the end of the summer.