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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents used to say that they didn't know who I got my intelligence from, or that they were given someone else's baby. My dad was shocked when I told him I got it from him.

He earned his GED 1/2 way through senior year of high school so he could go work in the rail yard. He didn't enjoy school, yet he is the smartest person I know. His memory and recollection of things he read or heard about stick with him forever. He has a deep understanding of concepts most people spend years studying. However, that's not the man most people acknowledge. They still see the class clown who would rather tell jokes than write a paper.

Intelligence comes in many forms, and getting into a certain caliber of institution is just one way to measure. [/quote]
Oh, we all know the smartest in our families, and it does not necessarily correlate with prestige of undergrad institution.

Geniuses are often a maladjusted, somewhat non-conformist and lazy lot: I am convinced you will find more in flagships than truly elite schools.

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My son is like this. He is not going to study Spanish if he does not like it, so HS was a struggle but he maxed put rigor in things he liked. He is in college at a state school where he makes more than 70k through different side hustles. Very high SAT and chess rating but B grades because homework submission is not a priority. He is a good networker and has landed great internships because he goes very deep into things he is interested in and some interviewers recognize that. My daughter keeps telling me to not worry about him but I do. [/quote]

My DS too, IQ 150+ but the laziest (and I say this with kindness) person I've ever met because he does the least amount of effort to get by. But in T10 despite frustrating the heck out of many teachers and private school administrators, but his STEM teachers love him for his "inherent" (ie, zero studying) talent. I had him tested and he is ADHD inattentive but not on spectrum, just DOES NOT CARE. Maddening. We will see how next year goes...he is an audiodact at heart. [/quote]

I also got my son recently tested (as in two weeks back) and his diagnosis is also the same, ADHD inattentive but not on the spectrum. He is at one to the top Calfornia public schools and seems to have found his people which is good. I can totally relate with the laziness and not caring. I think that only goes away when they find things they care about.[/quote]

Isn’t that most people?  People really focus when they find things they care about.   It’s finding your thing that can be difficult.  [/quote]

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