Advisor's Message to Student After NeurIPS Rejections at Scores 5/4/4 Warms AI Academia
AnkaReuel · x · 2026-09-26
An advisor (@iampanxu) shared that his student's two papers received NeurIPS 2026 review scores of 5/4/4 and 5/4/3 but were still rejected. He messaged the student to be proud of the work and not let the decisions shake his confidence in research.
The post resonated widely, with @AnkaReuel calling it "the kind of advisor I aspire to be," sparking discussion about reviewer variance at top conferences and mentorship culture in AI academia.
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