<p>I think the premise of this thread is true; there are people that are just that smart, but they are relatively few in number.</p>
<p>Some people don’t have to work until high school, some people don’t need to work until college. Still others have to work hard in school from day one. It’s a reflection of our bell curve world.</p>
<p>Those people that find college unchallenging MAKE it challenging by taking graduate-level courses, by doing cutting-edge research, by becoming part of academia. There are very few of them, and chances are that you aren’t one of them, and neither am I</p>
<p>We’re told we can do anything we want to do if we put our minds to it and there is definitely an extent to which that saying is appropriate, but it’s not a rule. People who overcome great disabilities (esp. learning disabilities) to accomplish great things obviously have latent talent; just as many people with those disabilities remain average on their standards.</p>
<p>Does that mean that you should resign yourself to a lower, more appropriate standard? No; most of us know how to set goals that are within our limits. Short of delusion, most of you know if your standards are reasonable. It’s neigh impossible to preach to the ones who don’t know and won’t get it, and as harsh as it might seem those individuals truly deserve it when they overextend themselves and fail.</p>