On the other hand, my D is an OOS student at Tech and has a liberal arts background and is at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. She completely loves it.
So first of all, Tech has non-STEM majors. Given your interest in making Pixar movies, they do have a major in computational media there (which is like semi-technical). There are also majors in psychology, languages and intercultural studies, economics, international affairs, history, technology and society, international affairs, public policy and literature, media, and communications. There’s also a business administration major in the excellent Scheller School. Yes, it’s a tech-focused school and even their non-tech majors do have a more techie bent to them - so in the public policy major there may be more classes on science and technology policy than you would find elsehwere. But that is an option.
Second, I second the advice that I think Kennesaw State might be a good safety but probably not a good top choice for you given your stats. There are so many other Georgia public schools that are in the middle. In addition to UGA, check out Georgia Southern and Georgia College & State University, and maybe Georgia State if you like the urban university feel. A great small private college in Atlanta is Oglethorpe University, where you can have those small classes and a well-rounded liberal arts education you dream of. You may also be interested in Mercer University in Macon - I’ve heard their financial aid isn’t great, but that was when my friends were applying over 10 years ago so who knows how that’s changed!
In addition to Alabama, another neighbor to the west to check out is Auburn.
I agree on Computational Media at GTech if you’ve taken calculus in HS and done well. (DO NOT try to “skip ahead” just because you took calc in HS: start at calc 1 like everyone else.)
Apply for the Presidential Scholarship and UGA’s Honors by October 15th. < hurry!
USC should be in play. If you like the idea of internships, look into Northeastern and UCincinnati (pay attention to their Merit Scholarship deadlines - typically November or Dec1st.)
As for Kennesaw: well, do you want a college that’s primarily known for its dorms? 
I thought not. If you want resort-like amenities, get a paid internship and use your salary’s savings to treat yourself to a vacation where you not only have the amenities but a beach or a mountain nearby, plus time to enjoy them.
UAlabama Honors is a much better safety - apply now.
Sounds as though you would enjoy any college with with a good stable of English courses and courses that concentrate on great American literature. GT may not be the best place for this. I like the suggestion of Georgia College in Milledgeville. If you can appreciate small town life in rural Georgia, you may enjoy it there.
There are other comprehensive universities with fine English/writing departments that might induce you to enroll with an attractive financial aid package;
U of Mississippi
Mississippi State University
U of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Incidentally, MSU is a pretty good STEM school, too. For more of a “campus feel” at an urban school, investigate U of Alabama-Birmingham, rather than Georgia State.
Since you’re a Georgia resident, you may not find a private school that will be as good a bargain as GT. However, a school such as U of Rochester could be a great fit, with its balance of excellent science, math and the liberal arts. I know a recent alumnus of UR from the Atlanta area. UR provided significant financial aid and the student had a profile similar to yours. Rice University in Houston is similar to UR. I don’t have knowledge about the financial aid at Rice.
Other private LACs with good science departments;
Ohio Wesleyan University
Smith College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
St. Lawrence University
U of Tusla
Saint Louis University
U of San Diego
GT and UGA are both top notch institutions. I would drop KSU from the discussion. Picking between the two is really a matter of personal choice and educational goals. As an AA, you should roll the dice and try applying to some selective private schools, particularly some outside your region. Both Northwestern and Chicago actively recruit AA’s. They would be reach schools, but worth a shot.
What about Emory? Double concentration in creative writing and cs ? Both are top notch. And Emory Scholars is a great scholarship program - competitive of course.
I would also recommend Wesleyan College in Macon. It is an under appreciated womens college. It is a very fine school that has held down tuition to attract more students.
Also, as a potential engineering student, the extent that you will enjoy liberal arts courses is up to you. Yes, the engineering curriculum doesn’t leave a heck of a lot of room for non-science and non-engineering electives, but there are opportunities. Lake Jr. is a chemical engineering major who keeps copies of the Iliad, the Orestia and Manchild in the Promised Land in his dorm room.
If what you like about Kennesaw is the food (as opposed to the dorms - those two criteria being the two you listed), colleges that have excellent cafeterias AND excellent science include Bowdoin, Tulane, Bates, Dickinson, Colby, Northeastern, St Olaf, Muhlenberg, Virginia Tech, or Miami Ohio.
http://www.thedailymeal.com/best-colleges-food-america
Wow, I wished I’d checked back with the forum before so many Early Action dates passed for some of the larger state colleges 
I have applied to around 4 schools so far, and I’m planning on adding more to my list. Thanks again everyone for the continuous suggestions, every opinion is appreciated!
Computational Media is something I’ve never heard of before, and if I got into Tech I think it’s definitely something that I would be willing to look into! I’m glad that it was mentioned!
I’m definitely interested in the idea of applying to more selective/reach liberal arts colleges, I’m planning on applying to Williams College and most likely Tulane as well.
I definitely want to avoid all-womens colleges, and coming from a hick town I’d definitely like to be out of the country. However, the latter isn’t a make or break deal for me as education comes before everything and I’m sure there are plenty of great colleges in obscure locations.
I’ve personally never been to Kennesaw, everything I’ve said is based on what I’ve heard/read. It makes me sad to completely remove it from the list, but clearly the majority so far is that I should look elsewhere for a safety. As great as delicious food/nice dorms are, a great education definitely takes precedents over things of that nature.
As far as in state safeties, I won’t be applying to Southern, and I’m not very familiar with Georgia State or/and Georgia College& State. If anyone knows of any good instate/out of state safeties or private liberal arts with good reputations(esp with generous financial aid), I’d be very interested in hearing more about them!
Ok my child applied to all the schools you mentioned and did her senior year at Kennesaw and now is at GT so i can tell you about some differences. By the way kennesaw is not a slouch school with some really great professors but GT comparatively is brutal. In terms of classes offered kennesaw definitely has mucho more humanities classes. GT students walk to many places and at Kennesaw you need a car to get anywhere. Food sucks at both schools but its better at Kennesaw. GT dorms are anything but palaces. She found the library at KSU to always be full. Kennesaw is definitely moving up in the world but still has a lot of commuter students whereas tech does not. The students at tech are really intellectual and she did not find that at KSU. However there are many really nice kids, really good kids that go to KSU. KSU is in a really safe area whereas surrounding tech there are some not so good neighborhoods. I dont see tech for someone who loves writing. The majority of their classes are very technical even in liberal majors such as econ the course offerings are slanted with econometrics, math econ, game theory and the like. UGA honors would give you small classes and a large array of humanities classes to choose from. At UGA you can walk to places unlike KSU. However i have never heard of anyone disliking KSU. People who go there all love it.
Give some thought to the University of San Diego, a Jesuit college in California. USD may provide a happy medium for you concerning STEM and the liberal arts. The city of SD is a great place to be a college student, probably more so than Atlanta. Take a look at the offerings in the Communications, Visual Arts and Computer Science departments at USD. And of course there are majors in the traditional science fields such as Chemistry, in addition to engineering.
Incidentally, a look at the USD Engineering news website reveals that USD engineering students will visit Walt Disney Imagineering facility in Los Angeles today.
As an applicant from rural Georgia you would provide significant diversity to the USD student body. The school has tried to augment diversity by providing decent financial aid.