<p>i thought i wanted to go to stanford too. then they rejected me EASC 
besides, ucla has a colorguard and they don’t. and in-state tuition is wonderful (but i think you’re OOS so that doesn’t matter).</p>
<p>stanford is… nice. i didn’t really get anything else from my visit there. and already living in the bay area i didn’t want to stay there. the campus is, as you say, a little isolated, but once you get within reach of BART, and the city, there’s more to do. </p>
<p>as for LA, everything is right here, and for anything that isn’t, there’s the bus. my biggest complaints are enrollment and… well, enrollment. but i don’t mind the large class sizes, i haven’t had any bad professors, and i don’t mind the walk to class because at least it’s really pretty!</p>
<p>i vote ucla over stanford, hands-down. of course you have to look at your particular field and other personal factors, but, i’m glad now that i didn’t get into stanford or i might have missed out on the bruin experience! (as opposed to… what… the tree experience? seriously, what are they anyway… lol)</p>