<p>escomatic, Riverside is not an interesting town. The students score significanly lower than those at UCSC, or Cal Poly SLO for that matter. If that is where you fit, that’s great. But you can infer from your acceptance to UCSC that you fit in a higher bracket of academic performance. Take it!</p>
<p>I might even suggest San Diego St over UCR… they are similar academically, and San Diego St. has a very pretty campus, great weather, no smog (I’m coughing just <em>thinking</em> about UCR), and great athletics if that matters to you.</p>