Rejected by 25 universities and DeepMind 3 times, he built software OpenAI and Tesla use to train AI
srimisra · x · 2026-10-29
A widely shared thread profiles an engineer from Hyderabad, India: he struggled with maths at school, attended the often tier-2-labeled VIT, was rejected by all 12 US master's programs he applied to with a GRE of 1420, flew to the US anyway on a J-1 visa, applied to 15 more programs, and was turned down by DeepMind three times. He went on to build software that OpenAI, Tesla and Meta now use to train their AI. The original post frames it as the strongest argument for never quitting; the quoter distills it to "unwavering belief can get most things done."
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