Just chiming in to agree with ucbalumnus it is quite easy to get out of Berkeley in 4 years and quite a few kids I have known from our Southern California high school have actually gotten out in 3 years. My son is finishing up his 2nd year at Berkeley and only needs 8 classes to graduate with a major in economics and a minor in Public Policy. He could graduate early but won’t because he is having a great time. Along those lines my daughter graduated from San Diego State in 4 years despite changing her major three times, and my older son graduated easily in 4 years (as did all his roommates) from UCLA.