How many clothes are too many?

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I’m going to be attending UCLA in the fall and am currently in the process of planning what clothes to bring (as a girl). I know LA is blessed with a very temperate climate, and is likely going to be cooler than my current location in California’s Central Valley due to the ocean breeze that cools Westwood, so I’m wondering if I’m planning too many clothes at the moment, or in the wrong proportions? Here’s the current tally:

16 tops, including 3 long flannels for winter (and because I love my flannels, honestly), but maybe the winter really doesn’t exist in LA. If I remove these I’d maybe replace with a spaghetti tank and short-sleeved flannel combo for the spring/summertime.
9 bottoms, including 4 long jeans, 3 shorts, 1 short skirt and 1 long skirt.
5 sets of PJs. I’m not worried about climate for these; I wear the short sets year-round with no problem, and am also bringing some longer, thicker sets, just in case.
4 dresses. I really wanted to bring a 5th but, especially knowing me, there aren’t too many occasions I’d be wearing these. They’re all short sleeved and relatively short-skirted.

Advice from anyone who’s experienced with the LA climate and UCLA campus (or not) is deeply appreciated. Also, yes, I know I didn’t list any sweatpants, but I don’t like chilling in my sweatpants with my hair tied, sorry.

Thanks in advance!

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That is not too many clothes. You will start out the year with hot weather, but there will be winter also, where you will need clothes for days that are in the 50’s. You can change out some of your clothes as temperatures get colder during your visits home, like changing from a light jacket to a heavier one, or adding a raincoat. There are many days where you need warm clothes in the early morning and evening and lighter clothes in the afternoon. So you might start out in the early morning with a sweater, switch later to short sleeves, and later need the sweater again.

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From August to mid October, you will be living in shorts.
From Halloween to December, you’ll be in shorts, pants and UCLA sweatshirt.
From January to March, you’ll need shorts, pants, long sleeves and Bruin sweatshirts. If we get rain, you need rain gear.
From March to June, you’ll need everything cuz you just don’t know. (May gray, June gloom)
If you plan on rushing, you will need dresses.

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Assuming you’re going home for Thanksgiving, you don’t need to bring a lot of cold-weather stuff when you move in.