If you can’t afford it, then why? I’m not a fan of - we’ll cross that bridge.
UIUC, Penn State, and Purdue are other top EE schools and are all less expensive - Purdue much so.
I get it - it’s at a different level but the UC app is intense - and for what - if you can’t afford it, it’s not worth it.
btw - I think I can afford isn’t good enough. Have your parents run the NPCs at the privates and assume full pay at the OOS publics. Can they afford those #s?
Yes, Berkeley grads do well - they also pay, probably three times the rent, of grads placing in other cities. There’s a reason they make so much.
And btw - in the 2024 career survey and I don’t know the last snapshot - but a quarter of kids were still seeking employment in the major. So the school is reputed but it’s not a slam dunk, at least the data shows.
Good luck.