<prompt> Human: My options are UT Austin or University of San Francisco. I plan on majoring in computer science. UT will be a few thousand a year practically free, but Im undeclared there and would have to attempt to internal transfer which would not be guaranteed due to competitiveness. At USF, on the other hand, I got in for CS, but it would cost about 18k a year with 4k of work study and 5.5k of loans; room and board 14k is included, but I may be able to save a couple thousand by choosing to live off campus with roommates instead. I chose UT for financial reasons, but Ive lived in Austin my whole life and cant help wondering what attending USF would be like Ive made some friends in the Bay Area as well. USF would not be unaffordable for my parents, but I would have to keep my budget tight. Im just having doubts about attending UT. ThanksEdit: Thanks for the replies everyone! Im going to be attending UT and will try to get internships out of state if I can.  <response>: If I were in your situation Id go to UT. Then Id apply for summer internships in California and try to get some company and lifestyle experience there. Im from the East coast and went to school on the east coast but Ive worked full time in Austin basically lived there 30 weeks a year and spend a lot of time in SF for work. From what Ive seen, I would absolutely prefer going to college in Austin, but thats just me. 