Anyway to OP’s question:
I did. Honestly it was the best fit school I got into. I’d also applied to universities and when my acceptances came in I had 5-6 of those, both public and private (but not my top choice at the time which was Brown) plus 3 LACs.
The LAC I attended was similar in vibe to Brown and also gave the best financial aid. It was geographically where i wanted to be and I knew people there.
Probably similar reasons to how someone would choose a particular university.
My kids and I did not choose LACs or Us as categories and only apply to one or the other, we all applied to both types and 2 of us chose LACs, one chose a small U. Just the overall fit among the acceptances and financially affordable options - could have easily gone another way.
As it happened I left mine and later attended a large public U, but not because that was better than a LAC for me, but because things in my life changed in various ways.