Vaibhav Garg, PhD on LinkedIn: Two days two rejects. One for a fellowship at Harvard and another for a… | 10 comments (2024)

Valmiki Mukherjee, CISSP, CRISC

Global Cybersecurity authority, CISO, Board Member and entrepreneur enabling board and C-suite colleagues on managing risk and defending their business in the digital frontier

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Vaibhav Garg, PhD: "Two days two rejects" let that not define you. Let you define you... let Saturday be defined by you. People are already watching you and your success in your chosen path. If Fellowship at Harvard is what you wish to achieve, keep trying until you get it, and you WILL. But let the third third one be something you define, of what the future aspirants will look as something they want to achieve. I joined a school 20 years back where I was the first PhD student in the department and was also the first PhD drop out and now, there has been an amazing line up of 100s of PhD candidates coming out of the program and the lab. I don't regret what I have done, if I had not chosen the school, I would have never got to know the potential it has to change the face of a region.You had two choices from what was defined to you as choices, you define the next one that you want to pave the way for others.

Katina Michael

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Beautiful attitude Vaibhav Garg, PhD. Acknowledging the competition is fierce and that there is always someone better is healthy. Last year I applied for an inaugural and quite prestigious 2 year fellowship. They told me I came second by a whisker. Sometimes in life it looks like a string of losses but someone else has lucked out because you are not there to fulfil what could have been.Thank you for your post.

Kim Wuyts

Privacy engineer | Threat modeling enthusiast | privacy-by-design advocate | LINDDUN privacy threat modeling designer

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Absolutely!All those seemingly effortless achievements you see passing by are actually (usually) the result of a lot of time and effort spent behind the scenes, including a lot of rejects. (Nevertheless, rejects are 💩. Wishing you better luck next time! 🍀)

Sanchari Das, PhD

Assistant Professor at the University of Denver

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I completely agree with what you said. But you know we try harder... we get better. :) and you are simply amazing!!!

Tony Carrato

Consulting Architect at Independent (Semi-Retired), Board Member, Standards Author, Investor

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From what I can see you’ve got excellent credentials. Fellowships at Harvard are scarce but I’d expect you’d get plenty of opportunities. What are you seeking?

Yasmine Abdillahi

Cybersecurity - Business Transformation - Board Member - Screenwriter (hobby)

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You’re smart and sharp so no worries: something better will come out of it.

Taha Sajid - CISSP, MSc

5G Security Lead - Comcast | Best Selling Author | Zero Trust Security Architect | Trainer and Speaker | ATIS, IEEE, 3GPP Delegate | EB1A - Einstein Visa Recipient

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Thought-provoking, totally agree ! I have been rejected 3 times in just 2 days, the important lesson is to keep pushing forward, even if there is a 0.1% chance, pain of not trying it is worse then the rejections !

Sayak Saha Roy

Doctoral Student and STEM Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Arlington. sayaksaharoy.com

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Third time is also the charm! I am sure you will bounce back.

Mariya Ilina, MBA, CIPT

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Their loss, better days will come!!

Taylor Hartley

CISSP | CCSP | MBA | Veteran

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Their loss! I think you’re awesome! 👏