Totally agree: go to Brown. If one of your parents is going with you, then like me and my son, we took two big suitcases and two big boxes cut down to the size you are allowed plus 2 carry-ons. Rented a car for 2 days and went to Walmart to stock up on what we didn’t bring. No way, flying a few times a year including bringing a parent to orientation/move-in is not going to be near $7K a year. 3 or 4 flights a year plus one for a parent. Rent a car first trip for a few days plus meals for your parent. Still not $7K a year.
GO TO BROWN. All of the good reasons above!
And if you are creative, you can cross register at RISD, the top or second strongest art program in the US. One block walk to the train station if you have friends at college in Boston to visit. Social life at Brown is very good.
ENJOY Brown, don’t think you’ll regret it. Contact admissions and ask to talk to a student there, especially one from LA.