College1202, to put your question into perspective, there are probably only a few thousand students out of the millions of high school seniors who have a profile like that. For example, in 2014, of the 1,845,787 who took the ACT, only 1,407 scored a 36, and only 7,175 scored a 35.
Also, adding to the point made earlier by ucbalumnus, “holistic” admissions (and different admissions standards for instate, OOS and international applicants) can produce surprises for students who “on paper” might consider a school like UIUC or Washington (with its 26-31 ACT and 3.78/4.0 average GPA (2015)) a “safety.”