I'm not naturally smart...

ClaySoul
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:12:31 +0000

you sound naturally smart to me!!

you can have the toughest schedule and the hardest work ethic in the world, but if you’re not SMART as well, you won’t get A’s!! Maybe you’re not smart in the same WAY as those “I never study” kids, but you’re still very bright if you take hard classes and get A’s and A-'s. Don’t ever doubt yourself!!

Don’t necessarily restrict your essay topic by needing to explain your circumstances (because there is more to you than “not being naturally smart”). Maybe write a supplementary essay, and definitely have your counselor write about your work ethic and schedule being the first generation to college in his his school report. Those things matter. Because even those “naturally smart” kids have to bust out the books once they get to MIT.