recruited athlete OR
olympic medal winner OR
patent holder that generates significant revenue OR
company founder with capital >10 million dollars
URM with 97% tile+ test scores
lead a nationally recognized march or political event (google “David Hogg SAT Harvard”)
be the top global player of an instrument with international recognition.
etc…
If none of those conditions describe you, apply to your state public schools and do your best there!!
I do know someone who is accepted into a T25 university with single digit acceptance rate and lower than 3.5, but s/he was a top 10 athlete in the sport out of 10 million people in the state.