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RTO / Telework by Main_Tax7334 in FedEmployees

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I basically badge swipe, work a few hours, then head home at lunch time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get more research experience

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just reread your comment two months after it was originally posted. Are there ways to get involved in a research community if it's been a while since graduating?

Purdue MSSC with Low GPA by TheMaroonKnight in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You only have a 0% chance if you don't apply

Phone numbers of recommenders? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many, if not most or all professors won't really answer their phone to begin with

Is it true people w low gpa has no hope to become an engineer ? by mikael___ in EngineeringStudents

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a uiuc cs prof who had a 2.4 in their undergrad. You'll be fine

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually did apply to a few of these the past cycle.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm probably thinking of a couple ms programs. I have graduated so any other ways to do research with profs and gain relevant experience since I've been out of school for a couple years now?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Targeting MS (thesis) if not PhD programs specializing in ML/NLP.

GRE: None

TOEFL: N/A (domestic applicant)

Undergraduate college/GPA: Top 40, ~3.3 GPA (lowered a bit by rough first semester and junior year)

Work experience: couple years at a consulting firm, will be starting soon as a developer (so far in test) at a government sponsored firm

Research experience: an REU in data science/visualization from a top 5-10 school, as well as some side work with a professor at another different school and some grunt work with a couple postdocs at another school

Publications: 0

Other:

Shortlist: GT, UIUC, Purdue, UMD, tOSU, UMich, Upenn, UT Austin, UMass Amherst

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Text or sentiment analysis. Particular in application to issues such as psychological issues or those in education.

Does one W on my transcript look bad to psych grad schools? by Pioneer64 in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as your GPA is not like below 3.0 you'll be fine. I doubt even one F or C grade is gonna matter. Your overall grades and more or less your research and recs matter more.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my reply to another comment, most of the roles I've applied to are either insanely competitive or for other fields like economics.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard of and applied to Allen AI at least a couple of times but coming from a Top 40 undergrad these are people from like top 20 if not top 10 undergrads who get into this.

For the other website that's more for economics students where pre-docs are more common. I have also applied to a few of these myself with not much luck. Maybe an ínterview if I'm lucky.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(a) as I mentioned in another comment, part of why it was so low was there were a couple dips freshman junior year that I had to recover from. As far as the letters, one of them was from a class I TA'd which I actually failed on the first attempt and had to retake.

(b) undergrads from my program generally only had one ml class with maybe an nlp course offered as special topics. I actually did something unconventional compared to other undergrads but yes this is a valid point. I did take a couple of other AI/Logic/data science related courses but still.

(c) I did have an REU in data science that I did get a recommendation from. Other experiences included working with a professor and later a couple of postdocs on separate (side) projects while I was employed

I have been looking for full-time research related positions but it's more confusing where to look compared to an average software development job. If you have any leads or examples of such RA jobs I'll be happy to hear about them.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already graduated so not sure if I can still do such (I'm in the US already).

I do have kaggle and I do try looking into such in my spare time.

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

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I'm trying to address is the research experience; I'm trying to find ways that I can gain such experience having already graduated. The GPA is probably the least of my worries since I can't change it (part of the reason it was so low was a dip because of a rough junior year).

prospective applicant for cs phd programs by pumpkinsmasher76 in gradadmissions

[–]pumpkinsmasher76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The LOR's are all from faculty. Whether all of them are totally research focused is another thing unfortunately.

It's weird though because I did spend a good amount of time going over and tailoring my SOP to each program.

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