I want to offer my own perspective, from when I first applied to an EAG. I don’t mean it to invalidate other people’s perspectives and feelings about this, but for me it has helped to not give that much importance to those application results.
My perspective is that conferences are a limited resource, that the organizers are trying to distribute in an impactful way. This means choosing a group of participants who are, together, most likely to help each other gain positive impact. So being rejected doesn’t mean I’m unworthy—it means that the organizers think others can gain more from the conference than I can. Which for me is basically fine.
Is it actually the case? It’s hard to tell, since indeed there’s no transparency, which is a problem. But at least assuming for myself that it’s true has helped me personally.
I want to offer my own perspective, from when I first applied to an EAG. I don’t mean it to invalidate other people’s perspectives and feelings about this, but for me it has helped to not give that much importance to those application results.
My perspective is that conferences are a limited resource, that the organizers are trying to distribute in an impactful way. This means choosing a group of participants who are, together, most likely to help each other gain positive impact. So being rejected doesn’t mean I’m unworthy—it means that the organizers think others can gain more from the conference than I can. Which for me is basically fine.
Is it actually the case? It’s hard to tell, since indeed there’s no transparency, which is a problem. But at least assuming for myself that it’s true has helped me personally.