as a reminder for whoever needs it right now, here's a list of some of the rejections I've received:
- not even interviewed by Planet for an internship placement
- rejected by SpaceX for an antenna engineer position
- countless scholarships, including SWE (1/n)

- not even rejected but ghosted on applications to JPL, Orbital ATK, Lockheed Martin, etc

I've failed tests, had to turn in final projects that didn't work

I and countless others who've "made it" are nothing but a stream of rejections stitched together into a success story (2/n

anyway, failure and rejections suck. they hurt every time.

but if you can continue to pick yourself up and keep trying, one day you'll get to laugh at your shared stories with your colleagues.

I wish everyone the support & reassurance they need right now (3/3)

oh addendum bc I somehow forgot to add that I was literally a college dropout at 19??? it's fine. you're fine. you've got time.