<p>Like others have said, you will get a similar education at UW and UCB. Where you went as an undergraduate really doesn’t have as much weight as a lot of people make out. Also, remember that the UC system is making a lot of cuts. As far as the experience of attending Berkeley, it is absolutely true that your college experience is what you make it.</p>
<p>It really isn’t worth all of that debt at all. If Berkeley is your dream, you can always consider it for grad school since you won’t have any debt from your undergrad degree.</p>