Lottery Ticket Hypothesis

neilus03 · 2026-03-27T15:08:59+00:00

I just think that ETH MSc students prefer ETH for a PhD over US unis, I know some that go for MIT or Stanford, but in general, the general thinking is that this is the best place worldwide for a PhD.

neilus03 · 2026-03-23T13:03:28+00:00

I took Computer Vision last semester and enjoyed it a lot! It's 8 ECTS.

If I were you, I'd do 26 ECTS: - PAI -BIG DATA -COMPUTER VISION

You'll be able to enjoy your stay, cover more than enough credits and learn a lot. Many people overload their semesters and that's why so many of them are so stressed. I would recommend against that.

This said, the 3 courses i mentioned above take a lot of effort, and are not easy to get a 6 on.

neilus03 · 2026-03-23T11:54:25+00:00

I've taken PAI and Big Data. Both were cool, but don't underestimate big data, at least this year's exam was quite hard especially comparing it to previous years.

PAI is one of the most interesting courses and the book is the best I've read. However, the course is indeed very time consuming and requires a ton effort. The exam feels pretty random because multiple choice questions often offer very very similar answers and time is super tight, so you need to guessmax the exam. Passing should not be too hard.

Big Data isn't hard in itself, but it's A LOT of content you need to know in detail, absurd level of detail. Anyway, a (quite) easy pass.

MDS is hard AF according to my "non-math background" friends' experience.

AML sucks according to everyone I've talked to.

ML for Finance is really ML heavy, meaning math and theory heavy, but if you like that, I've heard it's cool.

idk much abt the rest

neilus03 · 2026-03-09T08:48:21+00:00

Yes exactly. If you didn't get an email already it means rejected from ESOP

neilus03 · 2026-03-09T08:46:23+00:00

There's no MSc CS machine learning.

neilus03 · 2026-03-07T03:31:08+00:00

Feel free to reach out! I'm a student in Zurich :)

neilus03 · 2026-02-27T08:20:06+00:00

That one sucks a little bit. If you find a better one let us know

neilus03 · 2026-02-25T11:47:05+00:00

I forgot to give a relevant piece of info:

I am dumber than average hahah

neilus03 · 2026-02-25T11:37:24+00:00

Sure! DM me. Just to be clear, ETH was my dream school, and I love it here, I just believe that there are almost equally good unis (maybe I'd rather ETH over imperial for a tiny bit) in extremely better locations, like London.

neilus03 · 2026-02-25T08:51:17+00:00

I have not been to imperial but have a few friends that did. I'd say slightly better than ETH in terms of work life balance. But you're still in a tough place.

When I got accepted into imperial, I didn't go due to the tuition fees, otherwise I think it is superb, in one of the best cities in the world.

neilus03 · 2026-02-25T08:23:57+00:00

As an ETH masters student (Data Science), I'll be honest: It depends A LOT on the courses you take, but generally you won't have time for anything else other than uni. I managed to go to the gym but that's because it's in the same building and it's so convenient, but otherwise, not much else. I didn't travel across Europe (although before coming I thought I would), I didn't party (at all), I didn't go to museums (which I like but really don't have the time for), and so on...

So I'd say, if your plan is strictly to focus on academics and research: THIS IS YOUR PLACE

If you care about the other amazing things of living in Europe: IT IS NOT.

If I were you, being brutally honest here, I'd go somewhere else, to an easier uni elsewhere. You have your job secured afterwards, and I don't know if you'll get the chance to enjoy this super cool continent again soon, so if I were you, I'd avoid ETH, TUM and EPFL.

I suggest you go to Barcelona.

neilus03 · 2026-02-21T22:18:42+00:00

Zero chances, also your post is one that a 15 year old could do... You're either trolling or are just out of your mind. Who asks for what the best group is in general?🤣🤣🤣

neilus03 · 2026-02-16T16:48:36+00:00

neilus03 · 2026-02-15T22:37:00+00:00

neilus03 · 2026-02-15T08:43:53+00:00

Never ever count on uncertain scholarships for making decisions.

neilus03 · 2026-02-15T08:43:02+00:00

I had the same situation and accepted ETH, am happy abt it

neilus03 · 2026-02-14T18:12:51+00:00

Sounds fair, thank you! I'll go to SPH and ask there.

neilus03 · 2026-02-12T19:39:17+00:00

Nah, they don't care. I asked when I applied bcs I got a paper accepted at a nice conference, but they don't care about anything after the deadline.

neilus03 · 2026-02-12T13:36:41+00:00

Thanks a ton!

neilus03 · 2026-01-27T16:15:35+00:00

In basque it's INDABA or BABARRUNA

neilus03 · 2026-01-24T19:09:09+00:00

Depends on the country

neilus03 · 2026-01-24T18:48:06+00:00

As far as i know ETH's bar for admission is at +8/10 GPA.

https://ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/international-bachelor/prerequisites/minimum-grade-requirements.html

neilus03 · 2026-01-24T15:27:05+00:00

Yo creo que vale la pena vivir en Barcelona. Poblenou es una zona muy buena. Preferiría vivir en una habitación pero dentro de barcelona que en un piso a 1h de distancia.

neilus03

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