Chance Me: UCs and Ivies

Would UoP be more desirable to you than other potential likely or safety schools like UCR, UCM, and various CSUs (beyond SJSU and CPSLO)?

CPSLO is generally not considered a safety for anyone for engineering majors.

Cornell is generally considered a reach for everyone, although students at academically elite prep schools with dedicated college counselors may be able to benefit from their knowledge and connections to assess to a more fine level how likely it is to admit them.