<p>I can't imagine NYU or GWU would meet any California girl's expectation of what a college looks like or feels like. Whereas BC is EXACTLY what most people expect a college to look like and feel like. And with BC now in the ACC, look for its reputation in sports and academics to rise quickly. If you're from California, the whole hey-it's-December-and-I'm-wearing-shorts! thing is probably no big deal to you, so what are you going to get out of UCSD except what's in the classroom? Go to BC and you'll get a feel for the whole East Coast (you'll be in the Boston area, and the NY/NJ folks will talk your ear off about how there's nothing quite like the Big Apple).</p>