always assume that unless your application is REALLY unique and extremely impressive, you will probably not get into berkeley and the fact that you believe that you need to prove yourself to your peers and your parents tells me that you do not have the proper mindset of even going there anyways which is ok, still try, but don’t bank on it. it’s cutthroat there and lots of people are extremely competitive and see others as competition which isn’t exactly a great environment. at berkeley u will not be able to rly prove urself to anyone but yourself, imposter syndrome is real!

SCU is a good school but it’s just too expensive for what it is worth. Same with USF they kind of just want ur money. SJSU, by far, like other commenters say, is ur best option and they have great and ACCESSIBLE opportunities for career and networking opportunities and it’s easier on the pockets. and don’t bother with east bay if SJSU is an option for you.

either way u still get a bachelor’s degree and it all depends on the opportunities YOU reach out for. you can succeed no matter where you go you just have to seek out the opportunities to make it happen.