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Jadien t1_irc7ig2 wrote

Reply to comment by Effective_Play_8145 in [D] Should I go to Columbia if I am interested in ML research? by Effective_Play_8145

For research it shouldn't matter.

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Effective_Play_8145 OP t1_irc7p3d wrote

Thank you so much for your help! By the way, are most ML professors at Columbia open to taking undergrad research assistants? It seems that's not the case for NYU...

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Jadien t1_irc8hn0 wrote

I failed to get a position but I was also totally clueless (and useless) at the time (a long time ago, 2006-2007). Last year I spoke with a fairly talented undergrad who got a research assistant position at Columbia as a freshman. So, consider it case by case basis. If you have or develop the skills to be useful now you'll be better positioned when you matriculate. And it's all the more reason to try to line one up before you accept an offer.

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Effective_Play_8145 OP t1_irca69g wrote

Thank you so much for the advice!! I will start contacting the professors now!

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