College

UCLA (public) - When I went on a visit the campus and surrounding city felt amazing.  It offers tons of majors and many activities to do in the mean time.  It also offers 125 majors in five categories one of them being technology and science.  UCLA also offers digital media as a minor as well as many other various interesting options.

Pepperdine (private) - It offers science and other majors in case I want to change careers later down the road.  Not to mention the location of it, it's right on the beach and has epic views, 24/7 breezes and friendly administrative.  Not to mention it being a private school meaning smaller class sizes and more close relations with professors and classmates.  They also have D1 sports and challenge UH which is cool since I'm from Hawaii.

Chapman (private) - They have a great film school and media arts program.  Chapman is also a private college and so may offer more financial assistance than a public school.  Although it is a private school they even have athletics including a football team and a few others.  In the school they also have recreational activities like an aquatic center and even a sports center.

Stanford (private) - Just like a few of the other colleges above I went to visit it, and when I did it was jaw dropping.  The buildings, landscape and even the walkways were built to perfection.  Stanford also has great sports teams which is would be fun to watch on my free time.  On the campus they also have a building just for eateries and right across is a big open space where you can eat or do homework.

University of Washington (public) - The feeling of the campus and scenery felt welcoming and had a good location on the west coast.  UW also offers many majors form science to performing arts along with it's athletics.  Although the cost of attendance to the school is fairly high they offer financial aid and for non residents they help with the flight costs if needed.  University of Washington also has great public transportation which means you likely won't need a car.