So… that is a terrible way to pick school. Stop looking at the rankings. Get a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges and read about them. Run net price calculators with your parents. Get your standardized testing done so you have some real scores in hand, not mock scores. Do some visits, and not just to reach schools.
And if you aren’t worried about the prestige of the school, why in the world would you just take the top dozen schools and apply to them? Actually do some research beyond USNWR.