I'm planning on attending a community college for 2 years, then transferring to a 4 year college

There are many choices for a GPA like yours.

Hopefully this thread will provide some inspiration. Some even got merit scholarships.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/767966-where-did-your-3-0-3-3-gpa-child-get-in.html#latest

Loren Pope’s Colleges that Change Lives might also provide some ideas. It’s targeted towards late bloomers/the B to B+ student who aspires to more.

I would look for a college that tends to enroll students like you. You don’t want to feel that you’re at the bottom, nor do you want to be at the very top where you aren’t being challenged by your peers. I think you can probably aspire to a four-year college or university.

I wouldn’t force yourself to take a bunch of APs if you are feeling challenged by regular or honors track. One or two is fine. I would but some serious effort into the ACT or SAT (you may do substantially better in one format or the other - take a practice test in each to see which works better. You can get practice tests on line). A good SAT score can help your overall profile.

Good luck!