LOL. That is a funny story! Even funnier when you think that a lot of other people wouldn’t feel safe anywhere in the JHU neighborhood.
I’m with you on Williams. Too many college students change their intended major for me to favor one school over another by the relative merits of a specific department. Williams offers so many special opportunities that it really is a unique learning experience and a great way to spend 4 years. I’m talking about Winter Study during the January semester, tutorials, seminars, opportunities for senior thesis or capstone, etc. I’d choose based on the overall undergraduate experience at the college.
I don’t know as much about JHU, so maybesomeone can make the case for them.