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I've tried to get into an ML PhD (unsuccessfully). What should I do differently?

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Hi everyone, I'm 26 and graduated in CS about 9 months ago. Since then, I've been studying ML and DL on my own through books, courses, papers, and pretty much anything I could get my hands on. The more I studied, the more I realized that I'd really like to pursue a PhD in this field. Over the past…

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    I've tried to get into an ML PhD (unsuccessfully). What should I do differently?

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