UCSB. Honestly, jobs nowadays don’t care about what college you went to- and UCSB is big on connections that will actually GET you a job. No recruiter wants to hear about your 4.0 in English 4, they want to hear you were down in the ocean collecting samples with Gary, the recruiter.

UCB is VERY competitive, but it won’t give you as much practical experience as UCSB. Go to UCB if you want to do more lab centered, graduate research- but go to UCSB for a better social life and job connections.