Failure Resume

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Ashar Farooq

Failure Resume?

"Failure isn't a roadblock. It's part of the process."

Got sent to the Principal’s Office on the first day of 3rd grade for using a flip phone
Failed the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) first time
Got eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the National Geographic Bee in 6th grade

Messed up a lighting cue in a show due to misunderstanding
Did not match to an institution in the QuestBridge National College Match Program

Missed many questions in the regional science bowl competition
Rejected from 9 colleges and universities
Failed New York State Road Test twice
Rejected from desired MIT Freshman Pre-Orientation Program(FPOP)
Rejected from MIT Admissions Blogger role
Lost Orientation Color War Competition
Failed Advanced Placement Examinations in Physics 1, Chemistry, and Python Programming
Rejected from Undergraduate Association Innovation Committee
Rejected from Skale Externship after being interviewed
Rejected from TreeHacks Hackathon
Rejected from InterSystems after not passing the coding challenges
Rejected from MIT Camp Kesem Counselor role
Rejected from Global Teaching Lab-Spain Study Abroad Program Opportunity
Lost Maseeh Hall Justice election

Lost the MIT Momentum competition
Rejected from Capital One Summer Internship Program after being interviewed
Rejected from Summer Internship in Colombia Study Abroad Program due to COVID-19 global pandemic
Rejected from multiple undergraduate research assistant positions
Rejected from Undergraduate Association COVID-19 Committee Member role
Rejected from Ring Committee Member role
Rejected from Orientation Leader Position
Rejected from the COOP Board of Directors Member Position
Rejected from MIT Discover Mathematics Freshman Pre-Orientation Program(FPOP) Mentor
Rejected from Undergraduate Association Institute Committees member role
Lost Muslim Student Association’s Election for Vice President

Rejected from hundreds of software engineering-related jobs, including from final rounds