<p>^I wouldn’t recommend doing that. The interviewer might get put off by what he may construe as an elitist attitude, and you don’t want to risk losing the regents scholarship over something like that.
While I would pick MIT over Cal that is my personal preference. Both schools have top ranked engineering programs and you should have a bright future coming out of either school. I would visit the campuses and see which one you like better -talk to students, teachers, alumni, etc- to really get a feel for the schools. </p>