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<p>There are other factors to consider? Really? Who knew? Of course there are other factors to consider when discussing endowments. But, wait a minute, aren’t you totally shifting the discussion here? Who said anything about analyzing endowments from every single possible level? I wasn’t. </p>
<p>Let’s take a step back here, did I ever claim that endowment per capita was the ONLY factor that mattered? No. I never did. You see, folks, this is your classic strawman argument. Sorry pal, but you’d better find yourself a weaker debater if you want someone to take that bait. No, you see, my position was merely countering the single claim by others that endowment per capita was NOT relevant. I was never claiming anything more than that.</p>
<p>It wasn’t like I was going around saying, “You know what little Johnny? In life, all you will ever need in your back pocket when you want to know anything about a school is “endowment per capita”. Go ahead ask me. Best school for minorities looking to major in computer science in the Northwest? Endowment per capita. Best school for a country kid looking to expand his horizons at a big city university with a diverse social scene? Endowment per capita. Which girl should you marry? You guessed it, Johnny. It’s all about endowment per capita… Geez, I should send an email about this to Obama right now before I forget…”</p>
<p>So, I’d answer your questions if it were in any way relevant to countering my claim that endowment per capita is at least a relevant consideration, because that is all I was claiming. Nothing less, nothing more.</p>