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This is a catalog of some professional rejections. Back when I had a career as an academic scientist, I made this page as an attempt at normalizing failures, struggles, and mistakes. I’m not the first to have this idea, as you can see here, here, here, and here.

undergrad research programs

2014

  • Boston University rejected
  • Boston College rejected
  • Kansas University rejected
  • Mississippi State University rejected
  • University of Connecticut rejected

phd programs

2014

  • Baylor University rejected
  • Boston College rejected
  • Boston University rejected
  • Brandeis University rejected
  • Columbia University rejected
  • Dartmouth College rejected
  • Duke University rejected
  • University of California – Berkeley rejected
  • University of California – San Diego rejected
  • University of Missouri rejected
  • University of Texas – Dallas rejected
  • University of Wisconsin – Madison rejected

2015

  • Baylor University rejected
  • Brandeis University rejected
  • Dartmouth College rejected (got close to getting offer but didn’t happen)
  • University of Missouri – Columbia rejected
  • University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center rejected
  • Vanderbilt University rejected
  • Washington University rejected

fellowships & honors

2015

  • Vice Chancellor’s Honor Award not awarded

    University of Missouri – Kansas City

2016

  • New Americans Fellow not awarded

    Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation

2017

  • Graduate Research Fellowship not awarded National Science Foundation
  • PD Soros Fellowship for New Americans finalist, not awarded

    Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation

2018

  • Beyond the Ivory Tower not accepted Northeastern University
  • ComSciCon not accepted Harvard University
  • Early Career Policy Ambassador not awarded Society for Neuroscience
  • Service Excellence Award nominated, not awarded Virginia Tech

2019

  • Lasker Essay Award not awarded Lasker Foundation
  • Early Career Policy Ambassador not awarded Society for Neuroscience
  • Service Excellence Award nominated, not awarded Virginia Tech
  • Teaching Excellence Award nominated, not awarded Virginia Tech

2022

  • Hanna H. Gray Fellowship not awarded

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute

academic positions (PI)

2020

  • Salk Institute rejected
  • Cold Spring Harbor rejected