@jlev96: I didn’t say not to go to a UC, I said you should go to a school where you are a direct admit into CS. You got into UCD and SLO which are great schools. I personally would choose SLO for CS but I love UCD as an overall school. SLO’s CS program I believe is stronger. You also need to like the school itself, not just the CS program since you are spending 4 years there as a student. You have some excellent choices but if you want to gamble, then you can try to change majors at any of the other UC’s. It is all up to you. Visit on admitted students day’s and see if you can talk to some of the CS professors. Good Luck.