<p>have you considered Dartmouth at all? It’s big enough for your criteria and relatively excellent. If you want a small LAC with bigger resources and community Amherst is a selective institution with a Consortium agreement which means it both has a wider course selection (from the other schools) and a community of 30000 students in the surrounding area. I’m also curious, which UMD campus are you applying too? (also in MD considering that as a safety and not sure which one to choose)</p>