<p>@allfieldsarereq: I mean, I was 100% down for SD but they waitlisted me and accepted me 2 months later which annoyed the heck out of me. Even though SD has a beach and I’m obsessed with the beach, I think SB would be something to look forward to bc the beach is nearby. Idk but I get why the beach is so hyped up. I guess it’s all those international students who don’t live near the beach LOL. Idk. </p>
<p>I’m excited.</p>
<p>lol!</p>
<p>For me it was the distance and the lack of access to anything that steered me away from SB</p>
<p>I hated the 405 and the 101 traffic</p>
<p>Decided to safe myself the hassle of moving and save a lot of money just by commuting from home.</p>
<p>Lawlking: how far do you live from the UC you’re going to? Wish I could commute too but 200 miles is a LITTLE too much hahaha</p>
<p>I don’t live that far from UC-Irvine–literally 5-7 minute drive from my house.</p>
<p>Lucky you!</p>
<p>Have fun at SB</p>
<p>Weren’t you going to plan on going to SD?</p>
<p>@lawlking man I would do anything to live closer to Irvine like Torrance, I wanna taste that fresh marine layer every morning haha </p>
<p>@Acoustickitty123 200 miles? I think you can make it with a prius ;)</p>
<p>@Fred you won’t smell the marine air that much! lol. SB is the best bet for that kinda stuff 
Irvine has +250k people living here plus it’s also located more inland so the air quality drops pretty quick…but it isn’t anywhere near L.A. bad</p>