Re: Are there any non-gifted scientists?!?!?
From: Rene Tschaggelar (none_at_none.net)
Date: 04/30/04
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:07:40 +0200
Der Fugue wrote:
> I'm a high school student, about to go to college to study math and/or
> computer science. I'm basically a nerd, been interested in
> programming for a while but looking back I had a pretty distorted view
> of what programming actually was when I was hacking away at code in
> elementary school and middle school (I'm sure plenty of you had
> similar experiences). More recently I've picked up math as a hobby
> and become more of a science nerd than a computer nerd.
>
> Here's my dilemma: I ain't that smart. Failed my school's gifted test
> each time I took it, usually score in the 120s on online IQ tests
> (except a 150 on the obviously rigged iqtest.com test). That alone
> wouldn't be a tragedy, except for the fact that my high school grades
> are pretty average... at least for an honors kid. This year,
> schoolwork has become my *obsession*, and while my grades improved
> from B's and C's to A's and B's, these weren't quite the grades I was
> looking for, especially considering my courseload is rather light.
>[snip]
You are overestimating the bulk.
Welcome in the reality of the overestimated.
Being gifted is one thing and finding the right spot where the talent
can be used is quite another. And getting the right estimation by the
surrounding is another story. And even if the above three are optimal
it doesn't automatically mean to become rich either.
Rene
-- Ing.Buero R.Tschaggelar - http://www.ibrtses.com & commercial newsgroups - http://www.talkto.net
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