<p>so is this just a big public school phenomenon, or does it apply to Ivy/small private schools as well?</p>
<p>It really depends on the school. Obviously if you go to MIT the nerd engineering population is going to be at a greater rate than say a school like Penn State. There will also be a large part of the engineering population that are heavy drinkers and partyers at various schools.</p>
<p>thanks for the insight. i remember that last year, i went to my cousin's graduation at SDSU (he was a computer engineer). most of his friends and most of the graduating class looked normal, like average college students. i was just really suprised at what i saw at UCLA.</p>
<p>i guess geekiness is directly proportional to intelligence...</p>
<p>i dont think geekiness is really directly proportional to intelligence actually. it may be directly proportional to math and or science technical ability. but not "intelligence". think about it for a little.</p>
<p>Ummm. Math and science ability correlates extremely well with intelligence. High IQ people do quite well in science fields. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if people with large science backgrounds (Engineers, Doctors, Scientists, Mathematicians) had the highest average IQs out of virtually all professions.</p>
<p>If that's the case, then geekiness has an extremely high likelihood of correlating with intelligence.</p>
<p>maybe it does. just not my personal definition of intelligence.</p>
<p>True. We all know musicians have a higher IQs than mathematicians or theoretical physicists.</p>
<p>riiiiight....</p>
<p>good job trying to be sarcastic. too bad u dont really know my definition of intelligence, so its really pointless to try and ridicule me.</p>
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I dont care if i am a geek. As long as i earn that nice paycheck, i dont care if i'm called a geek or nerd.
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<p>This is great!
haha
be nice to nerds, chances are you'll be working for them. YOu don't wanna work for a bltchy nerd</p>
<p>yeah who cares what people think, they can have better social life than most engineers do but I'll be happy driving in my Porsche one day with a nerdy smile</p>
<p>well I mean if a Nerd is a person who is smart and social I guess Im a nerd? I mean I like working on computers...thats why Im going for CS. Though my one senior friend in Civ said that their werent a lot of Minorities in CS let alone ppl like me and my other CS friend :P. I dont think you should connect Geekiness with engineering tho...I mean my Res. Hall (full of Science and Engineering freshman) won the IM basketball champs for my school.</p>
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Ummm. Math and science ability correlates extremely well with intelligence. High IQ people do quite well in science fields. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if people with large science backgrounds (Engineers, Doctors, Scientists, Mathematicians) had the highest average IQs out of virtually all professions.</p>
<p>If that's the case, then geekiness has an extremely high likelihood of correlating with intelligence.
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<p>Well there are different intelligences. Someone who is intelligent should be able to solve any problem right?</p>
<p>Scenario: Engineer kid wants to screw a really hot chick (hot by mainstream standards). Is he smart enough to get in her in bed? Will his logical computing skills be enough to get her in bed? No.</p>
<p>And don't say that money his wallet will get him in bed with him.</p>
<p>Now you might say that you know plenty of engineers who have hot girlfriends.</p>
<p>Ever talk to someone who's definition of a hot chick ends up being drastically lower than yours? That's the definition of 'hot' that many engineers go by.</p>
<p>Point being, there are different types of intelligence. Math skills won't necessarily solve every problem.</p>
<p>True, my definition of intelligence doesn't allow someone to solve every problem ever experienced by mankind. But then again, I never said that.</p>
<p>Cognitive ability highly correlates to many different positive things. Cognitive ability correlates particularly well with certain professions. It also correlates with geekiness.</p>
<p>i don't mean to turn this discussion into an endless debate on the definition of intelligence, but can we all agree that the definition of intelligence is value-based? musicians, doctors, engineers, lawyers.. each demands a different skill, which yes, happens to involve the mind. i know it's a natural tendency to try to categorize the people we see in our everyday lives, but intelligence is just too loaded a word to generalize upon witnessing a few trends in our isolated little lives.</p>
<p>Try telling people at parties you're an electrical engineer; the look on their face says "Shouldn't you be in the library?" </p>
<p>And Tiberius: In college, you don't really have to be intelligent to get laid. Social skills don't have much to do with intelligence. You could argue it takes a certain prowess, a skill even, but not intelligence. Justin Timberlake could get laid by any girl in existence probably - my point.</p>