Do people often misunderestimate your level of intelligence?

molly4190
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:09:39 +0000

I think people are intelligent across all majors - there are dumb English majors, and brilliant ones as well. I don’t judge the person’s intelligence based on major, I pick up on it based on what they say in class, and usually based on convesations with them. i’ve met some people at parties who I initially think are kind of dumb based on how they act when drunk, but have later found out that they’re pretty smart. I definitely don’t assume someone is smart because they majored in Physics, I just assume that person is good at Physics.

I think the ability to logically reason and think abstractly has a lot to do with intelligence across all majors - but i’m biased, because I’m pre-Law, someone else might have a completely different definition. But I don’t think it’s any coincidence that the 3 majors which score highest on the LSAT (1/3 reading comp, 2/3 logical reasoning/logic puzzles) are 1. Math/Physics, 2. Philosphy, 3. Economics…actually i find Philosophy majors in general are pretty smart. maybe since my college has a strong philosophy program, but i’m sure it’s like that everywhere.