I appreciate the comments guys. Air pollution likely won’t be a factor, unless I suffocate during my visit and thus don’t get to college. Amherst has a beautiful surrounding, but a bit too quiet for my liking. Also, people who already love in ca may want to leave. I’m in the east to west scenario.
I got deferred at pomona Ed 2, so I’m very glad to have gotten in. I’m just trying to give every school a fair shot rather than just relying on stuff I’ve heard from random people.