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<p>I don’t get why this is “going out on a limb.” </p>
<p>How is the decision between H vs Y any different from the decision between any of these schools vs other elite LAC’s/universities? Assuming finances are comparable, you look at whether you prefer urban / rural settings as JHS mentioned, the social life offerings (residential colleges, fraternities, eating clubs, etc.), presence of sports if that’s important to you, presence of an arts scene if that’s important to you, whether you like the look and feel of red brick vs collegiate Gothic or whatever … Those criteria come into play whether you’re looking at H vs Y, H vs Amherst, or H vs Columbia, or Amherst vs Columbia. I don’t know why everyone’s treating a decision that includes H, Y, or P with such breathlessness. The fundamentals of the decision aren’t any different.</p>