what should i do...

<p>im considering CU boulder, A&M, TCU, Colorado school of mines, syracuse, and anything anyone else suggests (my dream school is USC).</p>

<p>my school has a very weird way of doing GPA regular classes being on a 5.0 scale Pre-Ap on a 6.0 scale and AP being on a 6.25 scale and mine is a 4.8 on this scale so i prosume somewhere between 3.6-3.8 on a 4.0 scale.
i am in the top quarter of my class (not top 10 percent though)
I am involved with multiple things outside of school
have lots of volenteer hours
Take the highest courses possible (AP if offered)</p>

<p>So are these school good options for me or should i shoot higher (or lower though some i know i can get into).</p>