I visited UCLA about 2 years ago, and the campus was quite frankly gorgeous. It looked better than most private schools I've seen even. The only issue is that out-of-state tuition is like highway robbery. I still might apply there though, and see if I can get some scholarships or possibly in-state tuition.
Northwestern is also a really sweet campus, located in an amazing city. I'm from Wisconsin and we visit Chicago about once a month at least. I wouldn't mind going to school there, its just that I've had about enough harsh winters for my lifetime.
Where exactly did you apply to anyways? And how many of those did you get into? Thanks.