<p>Aim as high as you would like. You need to remember that people who post/lurk/do whatever on this site are some of the top students at their respective high schools. Yet they still face rejection/deferral and those lucky few receive the fat envelope.</p>
<p>Thing is, most people get rejected from these colleges anyway, so you should probably have a good safety school when you’re applying. In case something goes wrong, you have a fallback you’ll enjoy going to.</p>
<p>Your stats aren’t mediocre by any standards. You’ll just be among the thousands of applicants who have scores and grades like yours.</p>
<p>Try to focus on the quirks and foibles that come to represent you. If you can put that together into a meaningful essay, you’ll be giving your a better shot at your college selections, no matter how selective.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>