If you exclude 9th grade, what is your unweighted GPA? Some schools don’t consider freshman year grades, or may significantly minimize it.
Are you interested in studying Korean or German in college or any other languages?
Are you open to the enrollment on the entire east coast, or just certain parts? Is it the location or certain aspects/traits that you associate with the east coast? For instance, parts of New York are quite liberal, but many others are quite conservative. Trying to get a better sense of what you are seeking.