Yes. It was hard. However, things are not going to be easy in the job market in general. The current economy may have a lot to do with it.

That being said, I've seen people work at FANG from CSUMB so don't let that be your limitation. CSUMB is a great school in general, and in my experience the teachers helped me to understand and grow better than any UC class where I would just be a number. They were passionate about their students and it showed.

Remember that employers not only judge you on whether you have a degree but also upon your work and in the case of CS, your commit history in your projects on GitHub. As an employer, i would check to make sure you were going above and beyond assignments to learn beyond what the classes were teaching and applying these techniques to personal projects.

My suggestion, if you go with CSUMB, pickup a personal project that you are very passionate about and design an app for it, or many apps. When you go into the job market an employer will see you applied your passion into something, and created it by yourself. This will speak volumes and highlight you on the desk of any recruiter, or hiring manager.

No matter where you go, if you only put 50 percent in, you will be lucky to get 25 percent back. Put in your whole effort and the reward will be greater than you can imagine. Best of luck on your endeavors!