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Often a good interview and essays can over-ride less than angelic GPAs. The SAT is pretty important and there's no reason not to take it a few times these days. Often a good overall package smooths out minor bumps.
You should try to get an internship or jobwork close to whatever area you'd like to study in. And yes, those are really tough to find.
The problem with schools like Stanford, MIT, Rice, etc. is that they have a very limited number of slots --- and they get thousands of applicants so a little detail might make the difference.
Always have a plan B college. Also consider trying again at that "special" college as a transfer student after pulling good grades at Plan B college if you really think it means that much. The bar is often less since you've already "proven" yourself.
In 5-10 years, no employer will care what college you got your BS at or what your GPA was there either. It might impress people at parties....
I got a BSEE at Rice University <shrug> ... 26 years later, its a meh.
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