Help! College Decision Dilemma

In summary, the person is seeking help in deciding which college to attend. They have been accepted to UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB: College of Creative Studies, UC Merced (with guaranteed transfer to UCLA or UCB), and U of Arizona. They are considering the UC Merced transfer option after one year, but their mother is concerned about getting the necessary credits and maintaining a good GPA. They are not interested in UCSB due to the atmosphere. UC Davis and UC Irvine are good schools, but do not stand out in any particular area. The person does not have a favorable opinion of U of Arizona, despite it being known for its engineering program.
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Doctor Elect
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Hi, I can't decide which college to attend. Can someone please help me?
I got accepted to
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UCSB: College of Creative Studies
UC Merced: Gauranteed Tranfer to UCLA or UCB
U of A

I can't decide. I'm leaning towards trying the UC Merced transfer option after one year but my mom is worried that I won't get the credits needed out of community college classes needed from the summer(I already have some credit from AP and CC classes) to tranfer after a year or that I'll screw up me gpa and not get out at all.

UCSB: CCS seems good but I don't like the atmosphere of UCSB

UC Davis and Irvine seem to be good schools but don't have anything excellant.

U of Arizona doesn't really seem that good at all.

-changed A to arizona
 
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Doctor Elect said:
U of A

Alabama? Arkansas? Alaska? Alberta?
 
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U of Arizona isn't a bad school. I'm not sure why you think other wise. I heard they have a pretty good engineering school.
 
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I heard that UC Davis has an excellent undergraduate Math program.
 

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