Rumor mill

[astra_nomer]

I recently heard that a friend of mine from grad school who was maybe four years behind me, who is due to defend her thesis this spring, who won a Hubble Fellowship, has been offered a tenure-track faculty position at one of the places I applied to (and was rejected from) this year.

I am such a loser.

Comments

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Serious flaw in your logic.

The fact that there are more outstanding astrophysics than you are does not make you a loser. Not even close.

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

It's still kind of depressing. Not that I don't wish my friend well, I'm very happy for her! I'm just bummed.