Reverse chance a senior before I just get rejected from all the schools I want to apply to.

Don’t waste your money. CS is a ridiculously employable degree. There’s no need whatsoever to pay $65k a year to go to a university in California. Even if you could afford one of these schools now, that might not be true in the next 4 years. In fact, that scenario is very common, especially with COVID-19.

“The cheaper the better.” I don’t see UTK on the list. That really should be the main target school. I would only consider ASU if they’ve offered a scholarship that could match in-state tuition, otherwise it’s just another financial reach school. Also, you need to add more in-state schools like Middle Tenn, etc.