i basically had a C- GPA in the 9th grade, a C+ GPA 10th Grade, Got straight A's in the 11th grade and I'm looking to continue with that streak for my junior year. I had to take classes over in night school and Saturday school which replace my bad grades from my freshman and sophomore years of high school and I have good extracurricular activities and a 2150 on the SAT. I need to know should I waste time on applying to the Big colleges such as NYU, USC, etc. or just apply to smaller colleges and transfer later.