Choose Best School for Engineering: UCSC & UCR

[FutureEnginee]

I have used this forum for a while but I just registered because I could use lots of help. I am currently a Senior in high school, and have been accepted it into University of California Santa Cruz and University of California Riverside. I have been accepted to both for electrical engineering but can not decide which one to go to. I know this might sound snobby but I hope to transfer from either school to some of the top engineering schools in the nation. I know this is a pretty crazy goal but I won't know until i try. I want to know which of these schools would potentially be the better choice to building a strong application. I've seen the percentages and I know they are against me but i hope to transfer to UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Stanford, Cornell, Caltech, and other schools like those. Also if anyone can tell me what I should do to increase my chances to these schools it will be helpful. I mean I know I will need pretty much a perfect GPA and extra curricular but what type of extra curricular would be beneficial. Would it be better to get internships or research?
Thank you for helping me out I am really stressed out right now. I even forgot the "r" in engineer.

 

[hotvette]

You can find out a lot via online research. Some examples:

http://www.ucr.edu/about/ranks.html

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/ucsc-1321

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandr...california-santa-cruz-110714/overall-rankings