Hi! @NCalRent! I was responding to the question by another poster why the OP would want to go to SDSU over UCI/UCSC, and was not responding to the OP. I’m sorry if I didn’t make that clearer.
As for the original poster, I don’t have enough information to advise since I don’t know why the OP prefers SDSU to the other schools. Cost? Location? Department? And I’m a firm believer that sometimes one’s best choice is not their first choice for a college.