<p>OP</p>
<p>The problem with going to SJSU and trying to transfer from there to UC Berkeley is that a CSU is the last place you want to be applying from if you want to transfer to a UC. UCs accept about 34% of CCC transfer applicants, about 23% of applicants from other UCs, about 10% of applicants from private and OOS four year colleges and universities but only about 5% of transfer applicants from CSUs. If you really want to transfer to a UC, enrolling in a CCC gives you your best chance while staying at a CSU gives you the worst chance of acceptance.</p>
<p>The thing is if you have been accepted already at SJSU you are already in a four year university which can award you a BS or a BA. If you go to a CCC and are not able to get into a UC or another CSU as a transfer, you are stuck at a college that can not award you a Bachelor’s degree since going to a CCC gives you the best chance of transferring to a UC but there is a small but still real risk of not getting into a school where you can get a a 4 year degree.</p>
<p>You did not mention your intended major and when we are talking about SJSU that is an important consideration. After Cal Poly SLO, SJSU probably has the highest rated school of engineering of all the CSUs. More importantly, it is located in the heart of silicon valley, is highly regarded by the technology firms, works closely with them and these companies hire many SJSU College of Engineering graduates for permanent full-time positions. If you plan on majoring in Engineering, particularly Electrical or Computer Engineering you will still be in a strong position if you go to SJSU and do not get accepted at UC Berkeley as a transfer. Silicon valley companies look most favorably on UCB Engineering graduates and would hire them first if they could, but would probably hire a SJSU Engineering graduate over graduates from most of the other UCs.</p>