How intelligent are Emory students?

Moe
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:13:56 +0000

D will be at Emory next fall (EDI). IQ tested, 99th percentile. But you wouldn’t know it if you just hung around her socially. She’s very normal, more interested in how she looks than how she thinks, likes to laugh, have fun, would rather play the instrument than discuss music theory, would choose ultimate frisbee over reading Nietzsche in a hearbeat, enjoys being a goofball. She is often the first person in the class to grasp a new and difficult concept but the only way you might know is if you look over and notice that while the teacher is explaining it again, she is doing homework for another class or drawing a picture of the perfect prom dress. She’s very practical and views most of her classes as hoops she has to jump through to get to something that she finds interesting. She is a very typical “all around” student–likes sports (has 7 varsity letters), music (plays two instruments but would rather listen), shopping, hanging out with friends, watching TV…She did not want a highly intellectual environment; she was looking for a school where the students are very bright and grasped concepts quickly but have a wide variety of interests and like to get out and do things. Lots of schools fit that description. She liked Emory best.

Btw, I created this new username so that I could write about her without worrying that somebody might recognize her through previous posts – she would absolutely hate for anyone to know her IQ.