I need matches! Help!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a rising senior trying to finalize my college list. I'm interested in medium sized schools like 5,000 - 20,000 (pref less). LAC doesn't really matter to me. I can't be in a rural setting, but still want somewhat of a campus (i.e. not NYU but BU is fine). Also schools in the suburbs are fine with me too. I'm interested in communications (needed) and business (not as important as comm). Money isn't an object. No schools in the south, but otherwise I'm fine with anywhere else.
STATS
ACT: 25 (E 31, M 24, R 24, S 21, W 10). Superscore = 26 (got 24 in science in dec 2011)
GPA: 3.92 (taken almost every difficult class offered to me, 5 yrs spanish)
ECs: leadership, sport, clubs (NHS, Spanish, etc), 3 college summer programs, 2 internships, part time job for a year...
RECs: will be good
ESSAYS: should be pretty good</p>

<p>My list so far:
REACHES (ACT makes these reaches I believe)
Northeastern
BU
American</p>

<p>MATCHES (ideas)
Help!!!</p>

<p>SAFETIES
U of Denver
Loyola Chicago
Marquette university
Gonzaga</p>

<p>As you can see, I need some matches! Also feel free to comment on my reaches & safeties if you feel they aren't appropriate or you have other ideas. Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>EDIT: 100+ hours of community service</p>

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<p>Can you try to retake your ACT for a higher score? Do you plan on taking the SAT? The rest sounds decent. Have you considered Chapman University? I think Chapman could be a match or a reach for you. Try retaking the ACT. If you can get that up a bit, it will improve your chance.</p>

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<p>Ithaca, Albany and Syracuse. I think American is a match.
UNC wilmington if its not too far south.</p>

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<p>Maybe Marist (NY) and LMU (CA). Best of luck!</p>