How important is it to match with your subfield vs. the department as a whole?
I have been accepted to a program with a small Theory contingent (4 people out of 25ish faculty total). I really liked all of them at recruitment weekend, and my interests really match up well with one person in particular. Outside of Theory though, I don't match up at all. It is a very quant-focused department and I don't do quant based on both personal interest, as well as on philosophical (and epistemological!) grounds. Given that I have to do a minor field (probably IR) with people who do exclusively quant work in areas I'm not interested in, is this a problem? I have the alternative of a program with a larger Theory contingent (about 10 out of 35ish faculty), and the other fields are all qualitatively and theoretically based.
Should I consider this a major obstacle for school A - how much should this factor into my decision?
Sorry for not naming the schools, but I want a more general opinion - thanks!