<p>I am a high school Senior and have been accepted into the Computer Science programs at both schools. I am from Illinois, so Berkeley is more expensive. I love entrepreneurship + startups and would like to know how much of a disadvantage I will have in recruitment/job opportunities and startup culture if I were to attend UIUC. Would it be difficult to land a job /internship in California during/after college?</p>
<p>Yo would have a much, much better chance coming from Berkeley. If money isn’t a big concern, it’s the better choice all around but especially for getting Silicon Valley exposure and internships so you can land a choice job after college. You get a top engineering program and a top business program.</p>
<p>^ I think the opportunities will be better at UCB, but possibly not 15-20k better (the difference between instate and OOS tuition btw the schools). If I were in your shoes though, I would not want to spend another year in IL (I live here now, going AWAY to college), let alone urbana IL. Go to UCB.</p>