Do I have a good chance doing phd in a top school (cornell, ...

Do I have a good chance doing phd in a top school (cornell, cmu, Stanford, etc.)?

I don’t think I want to pursue a masters but go straight into phd, but I also thought getting 1-2 years more in industry would help me land top schools more. But I’m thinking of generally trying this year to see how it goes and wanted some feedback or opinions!! Thanks alot!!

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Guys, several people reached out in DMs asking what are the alternatives if they want to do research in interpretability and alignment. Anthropic recruiter was kind enough to send me a list of possible programs along with the farewell letter. Here they are:

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