<p>hahah well do you like/good at writing? if your terrible at writing theres no point in hurting ur gpa. It would be alot nicer to get a summa cum lauda or better on ur diploma…but in all honesty i think prestige plays a big factor. Employers will automatically assume UCLA is better then UCI at teaching physics regardless if it is true or not adn going to a bigger name can only help u later on. If its only for 2 years, i think you can absorb the cost of living on campus and you wont have to burden urself with an extra class that u dont find necessary.</p>