Hsiu-Chi Lu | 呂修齊

CV of Failures

In the spirit of transparency and inspired by an article in Nature, this page is a tribute to the rejections and setbacks that are an inevitable part of the academic journey.

Oct. 2025

Got 1 desk reject.

Aug. 2025

Got 1 rejection from a workshop.

Apr. 2025

Failed in grenade throwing in my military training.

Mar. 2025

Got 1 desk reject.

Feb. 2025

Got 2 desk rejects and 8 PhD program rejections.

Jan. 2025

Got 6 PhD program rejections.

Dec. 2024

Got 1 rejct after first-round peer review

Ongoing

Laking the mood to work