> for something that's critical to my academic success
Well, that’s the problem. It’s not. I can pass this and get the same grade no matter if I have good results or not. With CPU training, the paper just ends up ignored.
If it was critical for my success, I’d definitely find a way to do it, but that’s the point, it’s not critical – it would just improve my results.
You're confusing your grade with academic success. Those two things are related, but not the same. If this is something you want to pursue, go after it. Grades matter, but they're not the only thing that matters.
There was a thread recently, maybe on reddit, about a facebook group or somewhere people give away ec2 or azure credits to people who want to do HPC or deep learning or whatever. But i can't google it.
Well, that’s the problem. It’s not. I can pass this and get the same grade no matter if I have good results or not. With CPU training, the paper just ends up ignored.
If it was critical for my success, I’d definitely find a way to do it, but that’s the point, it’s not critical – it would just improve my results.