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Hi Alan, I'm a CS student thinking about graduate school. 1. Would you suggest going into a popular field that excites me but already has lot of brilliant stud
by gbenegas 10y ago
Hi Alan, I'm a CS student thinking about graduate school.
1. Would you suggest going into a popular field that excites me but already has lot of brilliant students? (for example AI and ML)
Or rather into a not-so-popular field where maybe I can be of more help? (for example computational biology)
2. If I had to choose between studying my current favorite field at an average research group, or another still interesting field with a top group, would you suggest going with the latter for the overall learning experience?
- alankay1 10y agoPlease try to avoid too much planning for your future at this point and just try to get to a place where things are going on. Any good educational experience will take someone who is trying to get from A to B and instead get them to C (note that an under-educated person is not in a good position to make big choices -- so learn more!)
- gbenegas 10y agoThanks for your advice! I hope I can keep my intellectual drive fresh in the different stages of my life, you are a great example!