<p>I guess your right;</p>
<p>In my defense:
In elementary school I got worse letter grades than in high school. As the years go on my grades get better because im not bored to death in class as classes get harder. </p>
<p>Maybe my attitude comes through in this post, but know this:</p>
<p>I am not very smart, I dont consider myself smart. I consider myself “above average”. During the free time that I had by working little in HS, I did constructive things that will show up in my recs. During the FIRST robotics build season, I totally worked my butt off, and since my science teacher is the advisor my rec will show that. </p>
<p>And I also totally agree with you. Caltech work is crazy hard, and people smarter than me will have to work crazy long hours and may not even do that well. My laziness is not an asset of my intelligence. I merely am lazy because theres no higher grade than an A, so why should I not study for the Chem Olympiad instead of doing math that I already know? Why shouldnt I screw around in the chemistry lab learning stuff that I will later study in college rather than do math that I already know? I told you im lazy with schoolwork, but im passionate enough about math/science that the true passion for the subject material will shine on my app rather than my laziness with school.</p>
<p>I understand that you are more qualified than me on this subject, but thats my personal opinion</p>
<p>Thank you for responding to my post, I hope im not wasting your time. I would value any further advice/insight that you can give to me.</p>