<p>You should go where you want to go, but it seems like you obviously would rather go somewhere else than UCR. Tell your parents that it’s your college and that it should be your decision where you want to go since you said that money isn’t an issue. Just because a school may be decent doesn’t make it the best for you. The environment around the campus and which area you will to live in is a big deal. Btw, not to diss UCR but it’s really incomparable to Johns Hopkins in terms of premed and the other top UC’s in terms of rigor and prestige. I hate to admit it, but prestige does often open the door of opportunity, and since you got into the upper UC’s why do your parents want you to go to UCR? If you want to debate with them it seems the best thing to do is tell them that you worked your butt off for all these years to get into the college you wanted and that it isn’t fair for them to choose one for you. After all, it’s you that is going to be going to that college and not them.</p>