UCR: Worth it?

So someone I know told me that the atmosphere at Riverside was not good because of the surrounding environment, and I’m having a problem deciding whether it is a good school for me.

I received admission for Bioengineering BS + MS and the chancellor’s scholarship. I want to go the pre-med route, and was also wondering what kind of opportunities are given to students who are actually actively looking for internships/volunteering and are good students. I was also admitted to University of Washington-Seattle for pre-engineering which is much more expensive. I got waitlisted at UCSD and UCD… I also got admission to cal poly pomona for Biotechnology and SJSU for biomedical engineering.