The first born are smarter thread

gchris07
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:04:19 +0000

Based on my own experiences, I would argue that the assertion that elder siblings are smarter than younger ones is hogwash.

I have a sister who is two years older than me. She attends East Tennessee St. University, where she is a sociology major. She scored a 25 on her ACT (superscored after three attempts), and has an average GPA now. She is a big partier and hates all things intellectual.

I recently graduated a private high school as one of the top students in my class. I scored a 2300 on the SAT and have taken 9 APs. I received a full-ride scholarship to W&L, where I plan to major in Philosophy and History. In my free time, I read Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, write music, and I am currently working on a novel.

I am not trying to brag; rather, I want to elucidate the fact that younger siblings can be just as smart as/smarter than older siblings. At the end of the day, both younger and older siblings have the same parents (usually) and the same genes. Relative intelligence is 50/50.