<p>2000 SAT is not enough to offset the low GPA, especially since there’s a trend of standardized tests scores losing weight among private colleges. Some universities’ 25th percentile score is actually around 2000. Look up each universities’ freshman/admission profile. Apply to ones that have lowest average SAT/GPA, preferably with a higher rate of admission as well.
Do your parents have USNWR ranking memorized or are they just talking approximately 25? You can try showing them other rankings that may work better in your favour. What about schools like Wake Forest? It’s just outside of 25 (it’s still top 30), provides a great education, and have a relatively high acceptance rate (~40%).
And apply to a couple safeties behind your parents’ back. They won’t find out until after the fact anyway. If you got accepted to top 25 come April, fantastic. If not, you still have somewhere to go and I doubt your parents would refuse to pay for it if it was between going to a non-top-25 university or not going to university at all. Your stats are good enough to be accepted at many great universities. It’s not just the top 25 that is great. Where are you from?</p>