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fhadley t1_isav89n wrote

Reply to comment by pumpkinsmasher76 in [D] How can a prospective PhD applicant gain ML-related research experience beforehand? by pumpkinsmasher76

Well my point kind of was that you can change your GPA. Enroll in a master's, absolutely murder your coursework, and not only will your gpa improve overall, but also the improvement will come from coursework that's far more relevant to the grad school admissions process.

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pumpkinsmasher76 OP t1_isb2nks wrote

Even then, I still need more (research) experience in ml/nlp if I want to pursue a phd in that area as well as get recommendations for such.

GPA isn't really the priority for me (it's not so deathly low and the reason it's as it is is because of a couple dips feazan and junior years as I said). Gaining more research exp is

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fhadley t1_isbdpv7 wrote

It's much easier to find those opportunities when you're already in an academic setting. But I don't think I or anyone here is going to give you the answer you want to here, frankly.

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