Does San Jose State University suck?

My dad keeps telling me that I should go to San Jose State since its closer but I don't want to do it. I want to go to UC's but my gpa is too low because I did not take PE in my freshman year due to a charter school that I went to. He wants me to go there because it is much closer to our house. If I can get to a CSU I would like to go to Long Beach State University or something higher. San Jose State doesn't have everything I want. For example, I want to go to Russia in my college years but the only CSU that have it is Cal Poly Pomona and Long Beach State. My father wont even let me go to Community College and let me take the transfer program to Berkeley. I know I can make it to Berkley if I take the transfer program but he wont let me because he thinks it is a waste. Right now, I'm focusing on my Sat's so I could increase my chances of getting accepted to Long Beach. I'm in junior year now so I have to try hard since this is the most important year of my high school years.