<p>it’s too far- stupid excuse. Stanford+UC are that far too, are you to applying their either?</p>
<p>there’s earthquakes- I live in CA. And that is the lamest stereotype I’ve ever heard of. More ppl die from cold weather, hurricanes, and tornadoes than earthquakes my friend. </p>
<p>the west coast economic situation is bad or something- true, it is bad. But that hardly affects the private schools here as compared to the UC’s. CA is home of the internet and silicon valley dude. This place is a tech-crazy place! </p>
<p>it has too narrow of a focus or something- it’s engineering and scie-based. If you don’t like that, well then maybe it is not worth applying :p</p>