If your grades and test scores are very good (and they must be if you’re #4 in your class), you should probably think about non-audition BA schools – Northwestern, Vassar, Sarah Lawrence, Wesleyan, Muhlenberg. They will be more interested in your well-rounded-ness than straight conservatories. I agree that getting yourself evaluated by a national coaching service is important. If you haven’t done much theater, in school or out, you just can’t have any idea whether you’re competitive or not. You might have a lot of natural talent, but you will be up against people who have a lot of natural talent PLUS training. Also, if you just want to be on stage, maybe consider an acting program, where you won’t have to get through a dance call? MT is full of girls who have been in dance classes since they were four years old, acting far less so.