<p>@ucbalumnus That’s great information - thank you. And that’s important to remember that a great deal of recruiting is done right here in the golden state. Apple for instance hires the most Engineers from San Jose State.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids CMU is rated one of the best in the world for computer science. It has more comp sci Professors than any place else. More than even MIT (137 vs 104). <a href=“http://cs.brown.edu/people/alexpap/faculty_dataset.html”>http://cs.brown.edu/people/alexpap/faculty_dataset.html</a>. Anecdotaly I’ve run into a seemingly disproportionate number of people who’ve ended up in software leadership positions from CMU. Then there were my other stories of grads landing impressive spots I could have but dreamed of at a similar age. (I know a couple of UCB grads like this too.) </p>
<p>All that said - a UC is probably most likely. I say that not with a heavy heart. 
But as I say I want to hammer out all the options, leave no stone un-turned for the best opportunity. He’s worked his fanny off. At least I can get on here and ask questions to find out what’s possible and bounce ideas as to what makes sense. </p>