I had to finish Freshman Year remotely obviously, but here’s what I hope I’ll have as a profile by the end of HS:
APs: both Spanish exams, Human Geography, US History, World History, and POSSIBLY Mandarin
EC’s: Spanish Club, Model UN, Best Buddies and ASL Club
What I’m looking for: Large, Urban, Diverse (maybe even majority minority), not TOO selective (ATM I’m in the middle 1/3)
Fordham University and Howard University.
Thanks @NJCity . I’m in MT, want to go away for school. (Just realized I forgot to mention this b4, and seems relevant)
Will folks in Admissions know what Best Buddies is?
You’ll get an opportunity to explain not just what it is, but what you’ve been doing in that club (which is way more important)
UHouston
University of New Mexico
FIU
Morgan State
Georgia State
Spelman/Morehouse
Some of the WUE universities in California (such as CPP)
However, to go away to school, you’ll need a budget. Start thinking about costs, running NPCs, and talking with your parents. Keep your grades up since some of the best deals will depend on good grades and excellent test scores. Start practicing on the PSAT (khan academy).
@MYOS1634 what are WUEs/CPP?
Sounds like you’re familiar with BB?
Google answered my WUE question.
Lots of the CSUs fit my ideas.
You just finished your Freshman year in high school. It is FAR too early to decide which colleges would be realistic for you. You do not know what your GPA will look like, you do not know what your test scores will look like, and you do not know what your ECs will look like.
As for colleges, we don’t know what acceptances will look like in two years. There are many changes happening in where students want to attend, with many more applying to local and in-state colleges, many colleges will be much less generous with financial support, because of the losses they are incurring this year.
You also have no idea what you would like to do, and what type of college you would like to attend.
Any advice you get now may not be relevant in two and half years, when you start applying to colleges.
True @MWolf . I was trying to be prepared KWIM?
Was talking with a classmate, she told me there might be a couple New extracurriculars next year: UNICEF & Amnesty International. Right in my wheelhouse.
(my daughter’s college dream was smashed when she asked about budget and we couldn’t afford the type of school she wanted. We needed a completely different strategy. Fortunately, we had this convo back end of sophomore year so there was plenty of time to re-group and find other schools to get excited about. She ended up somewhere none of us could have predicted)
Using the WUE search engine, 64 schools matched.
Lots of options then 
You also have Colleges that Change lives: student-focused universities with excellent merit aid.
Talking to my parents about my college ideas. They set up a 529 as soon as those were a thing. They were TOTALLY unsurprised that I want a large urban diverse school. People have always good naturedly teased me about being a city girl in the boonies.
You really sound like you are where you should be regarding colleges selection. Focus on high school for the present, and see where you go regarding interests and passions.
The great thing about the type of college you already seem to prefer, is that there are so many good ones out there, and large urban schools generally have a large selection of majors. So, over the next year you can look at different schools, and get a basic idea as to what you are looking for in a college, but don’t get fixated on any specific colleges as yet.
Remember again - high school should be your primary focus for now.
Have great summer and sophomore year!
Thanks @MWolf! You’re totally right that I need to live in the present! I’m only gonna be young once.
FINALLY noticed on WUE that I can see which programs of interest each school has. UNM had 9!