Look at the CUNY schools. No essay sunless you’re applying to the honors program. Check admissions data in one of the many places that provide info about average SAt’s and GPA’s of admitted students. CUNY has a bunch of schools that are moderately competive in admissions and your SAT scores are actually ok for those, but your grades are very low for those schools. You should be able to get into Medgar Evers or City College of Technology, both in Brooklyn, as they accept 90% or more of their applicants and your SAT scores are above their averages. With one application and one application fee, you can apply to up to 6 CUNY schools, so it might be worth your time to look into a few others and see if anything appeals and if you have a chance.