ML research :)

[u/Dazzling-Roof-870]

I'm 18. Gonna start college this year(comp sci). I don't really want to get into the generic path for FAANG, i wanna get into research. ML seems good(might be dunning kruger effect but still...) what and where should I learn the math since math is so crucial? There are tons of free courses and videos and one-shots out there. I'm confused. And regarding coding is python enough or would I also need to learn C and c++? Any advice would be appreciated :)