<p>You are, on paper, exactly what many schools are looking for; some even have pre-freshman classes to help you get adjusted to the differences between college and your high school. I knew a kid in college who was from a very bad, very poor neighborhood and he used to steal books from the library because he had no other access to them and couldn’t give them up. That was at Cornell!</p>
<p>Personally I think a smaller, LAC might be better for you because they often pride themselves on knowing all their students, you won’t get lost or fall through the cracks, professors and the administration will take a more personal interest in you and help you along, especially freshman year.</p>
<p>You don’t say where you’re from or what you might be looking for in a college (location, size, atmosphere, etc.) but there are probably a lot of schools out there that would be happy to work with you. If you give us some more information we could give you more specific suggestions.</p>