Berkeley or Urbana Champaign?
dantheman: Do the math on how much it's going to cost you -- I would not want to get near 160k worth of debt, which is what it sounds like you're proposing. Also, you can take your summers, or even semesters to work in the bay area if you want.  Hell for a few thousand dollars a year you can probably fly out there every weekend and work with your friends if you really wanted to.Personally, I think anyone going over 50k of debt for an undergrad should really think it through, there may be cases where it makes sense but that is a lot of money.  Also, having a significant debt load will limit your choices when you graduate from college -- the minimum salary that you'll need to live and pay your loans will be quite high.Best of luck.