How many C's is too many?

So my 3.4 UW GPA is pretty below average for my ED2 school, NYU CAS, and any of my other top contenders (GW, BU, UMiami) I just took a look at my transcript and saw that I’ve gotten 5 C’s in math and science courses. Will that take away my chances entirely? Does it look worse than someone who got B’s in everything? My ACT shows a similar trend, with 35 and 36 in English and reading and 24 and 28 in math and science respectively. My line of thinking was that it’s clear that I tried, but I’m just bad at a subject that I have no intention on majoring in. Does anyone have any advice or insight to share? I would be more than qualified if these schools only looked at English and history… oh well