Haha, I think we both know that the ETH girls don't even come CLOSE to USC chicks
Seriously, I know it's a really hard decision. US colleges are so expensive compared to ETH, Uni ZH, etc.
My parents are very supportive too, even though I'm almost a bit ashamed to ask them for so much money. But they are thrilled that iIwas accepted to some great US colleges so I think I'll go there.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin, the founder of my soon-to-be-alma mater:
"An investment in education pays the best interest."
(penn actually printed that quote on the brochure "How to pay for a Penn education".. haha, it definitely made my day)