https://x. com/deedydas/status/1988808775801925784
If you feel like giving up, you must read this never-before-shared story of the creator of PyTorch and ex-VP at Meta, Soumith Chintala.
> from hyderabad public school, but bad at math
> goes to a "tier 2" college in India, VIT in Vellore
> rejected from all 12 universities for US masters despite 1420 on the GRE
> goes to the US anyway on a J-1 visa to CMU with no plan
> applies for masters (again) to 15 universities
Think about that. He went to a tier 2 college. Was rejected from all Masters programs 2x. Rejected from every single job except Amazon test engineering. Rejected from DeepMind 3x. Nearly had his baby project shut down. Struggled with visa issues. After 12 years of failures (2005-17), he eventually rose to became a VP at Meta one of the most influential people in AI! Soumith's story is one of resilience and he's living proof that no matter how down in the dumps you are, there's always hope.
