Cal poly is close-ish to you, and has an excellent computer science department. Start making contacts there. There is a Cal Poly chapter of ACM, the Cal Poly L

Cal poly is close-ish to you, and has an excellent computer science department. Start making contacts there. There is a Cal Poly chapter of ACM, the Cal Poly Linux User's Group (CPLUG) and a Cal poly chapter of WISH (women in software and hardware).