If you could get into cia now, that would be great. But I wouldn't want to wait with the hopes that I could get in soon, and that doesn't happen. The cia will open more doors for you than it would close, but it all comes down to the individual. You can go to any good program and if you have the motivation and talent, you will most likely do well.
Just go to a school, learn as much as possibal, ask questions, get as much extra curricular activities as possibal, volunteer, work at a restaurant while in school, and read books on your free time. You'll do great.
You can also look into the great apprenticeship programs offered by the American Culinary Federation. On the job training combined with classroom work.