I hesitate to link this thread because it’s pretty late, but if you dont want to take a gap year, you might want to apply to a sure thing or two. Some places are still taking applications. You have the potential to get accepted at the schools on your list, but none are really a sure thing.
So…read this thread. Student was a very very strong student, like you, and no one expected that he wouldn’t get accepted to some college. But that is what happened. He did take a very successful gap year and applied to a new list of colleges the following year, including a couple of sure things. He really landed well on his feet. So there is that.