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OK, thank you for the feedback. I think part of it is me being a bit of a prestige whore.. I like when people are impressed by my credentials. BUT, I guess that's not a great strategy for finding the right-fit school. Plus with the cost people have told me that it's a no-brainer.

It's not a troll, I'm really looking for some perspective on the situation. At least the way I think, having an ivy on my resume would get me insta-interviews everywhere, whereas 50%+ of people here in Zurich have not heard of UCLA (they haven't heard of Caltech either, wtf?) and ETH is virtually unknown in the US except for people who work in science. I'm a little concerned that I've shot myself in the foot by working so hard, having gotten good acceptances, and then having chosen one of the less prestigious offers. Essentially the biggest reason I chose ETH was the cost: virtually free, vs. Columbia's $40,000/yr program.

So, I'm a masters student in Neuroscience at the ETH Zurich currently. Recently I've been asking myself whether or not I've made a mistake by accepting this program. I had the choice to attend Ivy League schools (UPenn, Columbia), and I think if my resume said COLUMBIA instead of ETH, I'd have more success applying for jobs. I had similar thoughts when I accepted UCLA's offer over Berkeley's, and haven't been sure whether or not I've made the right decision. Read these two statements to feel how these two profiles sound different. Graduated from Berkeley undergrad, completed a Masters at Columbia. Graduated from UCLA undergrad, completed a Masters at ETH Zurich. They feel completely different!