I’ve seen a few researchers who list the good news and bad news that come with the job (e.g. Adam Aviv). I’ve seen others who’ve created a CV of Failures (e.g. Jessica Vitak). Seeing the rejections behind all of their success has certainly made my rejections feel a little lighter. It’s hard to ever find out the whole story – all the trials and perseverence and rejection that occur before a seminal paper (or any paper!) gets accepted. I really respect when others demystify this success, and honor their invisible work, by publishing these lists. So…
Paper cycles:
🟡 June 2025 - Paper reformatted and submitted to IEEE S&P
🔴 March 2025 - Rejected from ToCHI
🟡 February 2025 - R&R CHI paper submitted to ToCHI
🟢 February 2025 - Paper accepted at ConPro
🟡 January 2025 - Desk rejected CHI paper submitted to ConPro
🔴 January 2025 - Rejected from CHI after revise & resubmit
🟡 November 2024 - Other CHI paper given a revise & resubmit
🔴 October 2024 - One CHI paper desk rejected
🟡 🟡 September 2024 - 2 papers submitted to CHI
🔴 June 2024 - JOTS paper rejected
🟡 April 2024 - Submitted a paper to the Journal of Online Trust and Safety (JOTS)
Rejections from fellowships/grants:
🔴 Google PhD fellowship 2025
🟡 NSF GRFP 2025 (got an honorable mention)
Rejections from PhD programs (2023):
🔴 CMU, Cornell
Rejections from Masters programs (2022):
🔴 UC Berkeley, McGill, Princeton, Columbia, UMich, Cornell. (Accepted to Boston University; too expensive; chose not to go)