no offense to any CSU alum and im aware this might come off as a bit… elitist? idk the word for it but i hope you get the idea. simply put, i have higher expectations for myself. in my mind, UCs are my baseline. im so sorry if this comes off as elitist or anything like that, i just like to think that i’m high achieving. also the fact that my local CSU’s (LA, even LB) have been my base impression of all CSUs and I just don’t like them vibe-wise. not sure if i’m explaining all this properly but i’d really rather go to a UC because i think i have a decent shot at them.