<p>Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, and Middlebury. Wiiliams and Amherst are both reaches, but you should look into them. Williams has a smaller AA population due to not being around a big metropolitan area so there might be a slight advantage. Advantages at a great LAC are many: small class size, great profs, easy to get involved in activities especially sports and performance arts often reserved for the “elite,” and typically a tighter knit community. I can’t think of any disadvantage besides name recognition if that’s important to you.</p>