UCD, UCSD, UCSB vs UCI Regent

I was deciding between UCSB, UCI, and Emory, but UCSB has been pretty much eliminated for me. I liked the campus feel and social setting more at UCSB than any other school but UCI has all the resources I needed (has a med school , not in an isolated location so internships are near by, plus the priority registration w/regents) and Emory is similar to UCI in these aspects.
I was super sad to let go of UCSB since I loved it so much but I think career-wise (I plan to go to grad or med school) UCI/Emory is the smarter choice for me. Now just have to decide if Emory is worth the extra $30,000 per year.