[DeezNuts]

I don't see how anyone can hate LA, as LFS said, "it's more like 100 smaller cities that overlap with one another". It's all about finding your niche.

I abhor the Westside and try never to cross the 405 if at all possible(unless more south to Manhattan Beach). There are a lot of "LA people", but they are very easily avoidable.

Traffic is probably my #1 problem with the city. I used to live in the 909 area code, so the smog is actually not as bad in metro LA.

I have a couple of friends that really wanted to go to UCLA Med School but were rejected, UCLA has great name recognition on the West Coast. The rejection crushed them(especially since one of them had to go all the way to Pitt instead).