Is NOBODY wrong in the post ? POST : So, my friend and I are in the same master's program. We both applied to PhD programs and she got into several while I've been rejected by about half of the schools I applied to. Granted, I might get into one, but I have a bad feeling that I won't. I've been stressing out because, even though I know I could work after finishing my master's, a part of me will feel like a failure for not immediately going into a PhD program because that's what's expected of me by my family.

One day, my friend and I ran into each other and she spent almost an hour basically talking about how tough it is to choose a school. I'm so proud of her for getting into these programs because she has worked so hard for everything she's gotten, but it still annoyed me. She makes it seem like such a tough decision and I get that, but also it felt insensitive to talk to me about that when I haven't even been accepted to one PhD program yet...or at all.

I know that part of the reason she got accepted and I haven't is because she took a year off school before master's to get work experience. I just went straight for my master's.

So, AITA? Any thoughts?