UW vs. UCLA... Where should I go?!? Class of 2020

Hello! Californian here…It’s time for me to pick the place where I’ll be living for 4+ years and I’m in a tight spot. Between UCSD, UCI, UCLA, and UW, I’ve narrowed it down to UCLA & UW (seems like a no-brainier, but I have a thing for ferryboats). I got into UW for my intended major, Aerospace Engineering (I absolutely adore this school and everything about it feel right), but they are offering me $6,000 in grants and giving me the option of $45,000 in loans. My EFC is in the hundreds, so to pay off that much is possibly doable, but pretty scary to think I’d be over $160,000 in debt if I’m only going for a BS. UCLA, however, gave me Astrophysics as my major, a fantastic financial aid package - I’d only have to pay $9,000 a year, but I absolutely hate LA (something about makes it feel unwelcoming and I did not fall in love with the campus or the environment at all. Personally, it doesn’t compare to UW). I’m pretty set on engineering, and trying to transfer into UCLA’s engineering program is near to impossible…What should I do??? I feel like the answer is right in front of my face but input is nice! I would definitely go to UW if money wasn’t an issue but it is…
Is being that much in debt worth it? (Or is that a personal question?)
Are there people out there who have had experience with racking up tons of debt and ended up okay?
Thanks guys!

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go where you think you will succeed, but to be honest, UCLA is the better school. UW is an amazing school, campus, and Seattle is a great city but the level of prestige of UCLA is much higher than UW.