Hey Cinjon, I am wondering if I may ping you off line for a few questions about applying for this program? I am currently completing a master's in robotics and doing natural language processing research. And just heads up I also replied to hardmaru's comments with a more complete self introduction.
Given what you wrote to Hardmaru, I think you should just apply. The description you gave is a competitive one. Highlight it and then do well on the interview :).
Hey long time lurker and first time commenter here. May I ask if you could ping you for a few tips on my application. Right now I am finishing up a master's in robotics (mix of computer science and electrical engineering) at an Ivy league university (also did my undergrad here). I have previous research experience implementing (from scratch) and training convolutional neural nets. Right now I'm doing researching in natural language processing but not with RNNs.
This program sounds very competitive and I would love to get in, so any help is greatly appreciated!