Does anyone have any suggestions for someone who might be weighing offers from schools within the same consortium like NYU and Columbia? I know that picking either institution won't preclude me from attending classes, workshops etc. of the other. My work is currently between Early Modern Europe and the Caribbean. I will be visiting both soon to learn more about my cohort and the department cultures but I am open to some questions I should be asking myself as I approach the visits to come to a final choice.