[ThereIsNoWorry]

I went to ETH Zurich and while I can't speak about the US, compared to peers that went to no name schools, it seems I have it a lot easier getting interviews and getting through them. I'm barely one year into my career and get interviews at more than 3 out of 5 places I apply, including direct contact with a lot of FAANG companies + recently received an offer from Adobe, which I declined as I value unconditional full remote atm more than a 30%~50% higher salary.

Point being, I can't regret going to ETH, even though it got really stressful sometimes and I have 50k debt to pay off - school just cost about 15k total for BSc & MSc, but you still have to pay for living - because at some point I will inevitably end up at a FAANG(-like) company as I too want to be able to afford a decent house and retirement.

I now know enough people that just coast by in (below) average jobs making (below) average money that have a hard time teaching themselves relevant skills and struggle getting interviews for well-paid positions.

[ivan1783]

Are you swiss or were you an international student?

[ThereIsNoWorry]

Swiss. It was easy to get in for me as a Swiss, but they filtered heavily during the first couple years.