What are my chances?? Please Help!

<p>I am going to be a junior in the fall of '09. Basically my first two years of High School, I had a lot going on... Basically, I got a wide range of grades from As to Cs.
My GPA is about 2.95-3.0.
I know this isn't "the end of the world" but at my school there is a lot of pressure to do well. I have really high goals, but I came upon some really tough times the past two years and it definately was reflected in my grades. My goal is to go into broadcast journalism.
Here is a summary of my statistics... </p>

<p>Class of 2011
Female
African-American, Lutheran, Conservative </p>

<p>-2.9-3.0 GPA (Currently) - Our AP/Enriched/Advanced Courses are NOT Weighted
-I can probably pull my GPA up to a 3.5 by mid-senior year...(Calculated - It is possible)</p>

<p>Participated in:
-Mostly Enriched/AP Courses
-Tutored an Elementary Student
-Elected Rookie of the Year and Captain of High School Speech Team
-Regional Champion in my Speech Category
-Participant in Concert Orchestra (Cello)- Highest offered at HS
-Strong Dance Background
-Currently Employed - Hostess
-Began a Tutoring Program for minorities at my HS (For Fall 09)
-100+ Volunteer Hours
-Again, likely will have 3.25-3.5 by mid-senior year</p>

<p>*Possible Future Activities:
-Varsity Dance Team
-Lacrosse - JV/Varsity
-Amnesty International
-DECA
-Drama/Fall Musical
-School Broadcast News
-Newspaper</p>

<p>I am looking at:
Columbia University
NYU
University of Southern California (USC!)
University of California Los Angeles
University of Maryland
U of Chicago
Ithaca College (NY)
Macalester (MN)
St. Thomas (MN)</p>

<p>Where do you think I can make it in?
Any other good Journalism colleges where I can major in Broadcasting or Communications that you can think of would really help as well.
If you have any other recommendations it would be great!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!</p>

<p>Assuming you get your GPA up to 3.5 or higher you might as well add Northwestern to the list as a reach, great comm school. Mizzou might be a good one to add as well, though I’m not sure they have Broadcast Journalism I do know their J-School is highly regarded.</p>

<p>If you can pull your GPA up that much, you should be able to get into many of the schools on your list, but I would wait to see what happens before you get too set on anything. Then again, it’s good to have your goal in mind…</p>