My second kid was in the top 10 students in the class. Never won a single award of any kind…except being in All State and regional orchestras (kid was not a music major in college). This kid got accepted to the college of choice and was very happy.
In terms of looking for colleges…why this?
There are plenty plenty of wonderful colleges which will be very happy to have you as a student and where you can achieve your career goals.
My suggestion…instead of trying to pad your resume…spend some time finding two sure things for admission, that you would be happy to attend, and that are affordable. Then build your list UP from there…and include some selective schools if you want to.