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<p>Not drowned out at all. Everyone involved in “this side discussion” (and I don’t think it was THAT off-topic given that the OP indicated an interest in studying humanities, and references were made to one school being ranked higher than the other in that general area) has stressed that the OP–or anyone choosing between these two schools for an undergraduate liberal arts education–should choose based on gut feeling as to which one is the better personal fit.</p>