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You will certainly face an uphill battle when trying to compete in ML these days. A huge percentage of the people getting into top tier ML programs already have 1-3 papers in those conferences so you would need an incredible connection to even make it through most screening levels for an internship. I definitely wouldn't say it was a failure or waste but I think you set yourself up poorly and then allowed that to compound when it didn't work (by repeating the action/goal rather than resubmitting and getting publications in other conferences and journals). If you wanted to get into one of those careers I would suggest staying in your program for another year or doing a post doc but if finances are important right now then you have to prioritize. Nobody can really tell you what is important to you so I would say it's about deciding what is important and choosing that rather than letting life happen to you.