<p>You have asked to be honest. Here is my honest opinion. I completely disagree with “i know how everyone says only the genius kids can do it”, NO genius is needed, but only the very very very HARD WORKING kids can do it. I can repeat it many times over. Do not attempt this route if you are not the very hard working kid. If you are not the one who can work hard in class that you absolutely hate with all your heart, hate the subject, teacher, everything, if you are NOT capable to pull yourself to get an A in this class, then most likely you simply do not have a hard working ethic. You can test yourself. I knew about my own D. as I have witness how hard she worked in classes that were not easy for her. The more she did not like the subject, the harder it was for her, the harder she worked. At the end, this is the only thing that is important in regard to academics. There are other aspects of these career. However, I am just answering the statement about “genius”, absolutely NOT required.
Keep in prospective. My D. has never had a single grade below A starting from kindergarten thru graduating from college. Not every class was easy at all. there are practically no people who are exceptionally good at absolutely everything, they do not exist.</p>