CV of failures

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
- Henry Ford

Source: Standardized tests with scores below graduate programs requirements, by Victor Cuspinera

About this document

This is the CV of my failures. I heard of this from Mike Gelbart, look here.

Success tends to be more visible than failures, and this attempt to bring in some balance. In my case, I have been perseverant with my aims, but I have fall over several times in the way. This document includes my academic and professional failures sitting in early-2022, and probably missed some of them.

Education (degree programs I didn’t get into)

2019   University of Sheffield, MSc in Data Science
2019   Universität Konstanz, PhD in Decision Sciences
2019   UC Santa Barbara, PhD in Economics
2019   North Carolina State University, PhD in Economics
2019   Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, PhD in Applied Economics
2012   Stanford University, MSc Management Science and Engineering
2012   Universidad Carlos III, Master in Economic Development and Growth
2011   Boston University, MA in Economics
2011   University of British Columbia, MA in Economics
2011   Università di Bologna, Master in Economics
2011   Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, MSc in Economics
2011   Center for Monetary and Financial Studies, Master in Economics and Finance
2002   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Bachelor in Actuarial Science

Employment (jobs I didn’t get)

2021   Banco de México, Head of Information Office
2020   Banco de México, Head of the Research & Development Office
2018   Banco de México, Head of Banknotes Processing Office
2017   Banco de México, Head of Statistics Office
2015   Banco de México, Head of Numismatic Marketing Office
2013   Fraser Institute, Research Internship
2013   Pope Center for Higher Education, Summer Internship
2013   SAS, Summer Student Internship
2013   FED Board, Internship in Public Policy and Economics
2013   FED of Chicago, Economic Research Internship
2013   FED of Kansas City, Summer Analyst Internship
2007   Santander bank, Back Office Operator
2007   Mapfre insurance company, Actuary
2007   General Motors, Analyst
2007   Banregio bank, Analyst
2007   Santander bank, Young leaders program

Awards (scholarships I didn’t get)

2019   Conacyt
2012   SEP Complementary Scholarship
2012   Conacyt
2012   Erasmus Mundus
2011   The Chevening
2011   Banco de Mexico Scholarship

Others

2009-2012   Toefl and IELTS. I did 11 times the Toefl iBT, 1 time the Toefl Computer-based and 1 time the IELTS test, until getting sufficient scores to apply for my top graduate programs.
2011-2012   GRE. I did 3 times the GRE until getting appropriate scores for applying to graduate programs in economics.