Can anyone confirm/deny/elaborate on the rumors of Revelle?

I was admitted into UCSD as a chem major to Revelle. I knew little to nothing about the colleges when applying besides the scant information the school provided, and since everyone told me that it doesn't really matter, I put Revelle as my #1 because I was told it was good for science majors.

After being admitted, I did more in depth searching and found that nobody has had a single good thing to say about Revelle. From the dorms, to the food, to the GE's, everyone describes it as a kind of hell on earth. And If I'm not mistaken, I am ineligible to even apply for honors because I don't have a high enough SAT math score (I have 680, you need 700 for Revelle) even though I have pretty good grades and test scores (4.95 unweighted GPA, 2100 combined SAT, 32 ACT).

I enjoy learning (I take AP/honors classes because I like the subjects, not just so I can put them on my applications), but I don't want to be stifled with difficult and unenjoyable GE's, nor to be stuck in a "boring nerdy community that does nothing but study" (to quote others). It seems like there are a lot of negative things (unenjoyable GEs, bad food/dorms, far from everything on campus) but not many benefits beyond prestige.

Is it really that bad? Did I shoot myself in the foot by putting it as my #1? I find it hard to believe that its as bad as people say, but I'm starting to get worried about it.

-edit- 3.95 GPA, sorry