Is a second MSc worth it? [D]
I’m an AI research engineer based in Africa with about 3 YoEs in RL, LLMs, post-training, and systems efficiency (CUDA/vLLM).
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Key points
- My undergrad and Master’s are both in communications engineering.
- Publication-wise, I have one paper published in a peer-reviewed mid-tier AI/telecom conference, a patent, and another paper that was accepted but never published because we couldn't fund it.
- PhD Applications (~10 mid-tier labs): Rejected by all.
- I’m starting to think the location and university brand are major bottlenecks, so I'm considering doing a second CS Master’s abroad to get my foot in the door.
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- [1]Is a second MSc worth it? [D]r/MachineLearning (top, daily) · Oct 11, 02:48 PM
I’m an AI research engineer based in Africa with about 3 YoEs in RL, LLMs, post-training, and systems efficiency (CUDA/vLLM).
My undergrad and Master’s are both in communications engineering.
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