<p>well, are you? like, do ppl say, who, that girl or guy? he/she's a genius.</p>
<p>I think I'm one of the smartest, but it varies how others see me. In class I kinda zone out and I guess mess around, so I don't seem too smart. Some people think I try really hard (I don't) and that's why I get good grades, so I'm not naturally smart. But others realize I don't try that much. Also a lot of the smart people that I know get jealous of each other, so they put each other down and all think they're the smartest.</p>
<p>Like, sometimes i'll hear that or like, when i talk with one my friends and someone around me asks, what'd you get on a test, report card, etc..my friend (depending on who) will say, c'mon, jen's a genius, what else do u expect? i remember one time, i came into my science class before our final and one of the guys in there (who i've known since 6th grade) just burst out with," So, are you going to be valedictorian when ur a senior?" This was out of nowhere. A lot of people go to me for answers and stuff or want to work with me also. </p>
<p>I don't want to say that I'm, like, a genius or anything. I'm just smart and I work harder than a lot of the others, that's why my grades are good. </p>
<p>But, yea, pretty much I guess it's true. I just hate it when they put me on a high pedestal and expect me to always get the right answer. so when someone manages to get my answer and its wrong, they'll blame it on me and not themselves.</p>
<p>oh golly... i guess.. I don't know about being a genius.. but ppl think its crazy that I don't really try and still manage to ace everything. it makes some ppl angry, but most of em just come to me for help. I think the underclassmen really think Im some prodigy or something though since they dont actually know me, they just hear about my accomplishments. Im really not that smart, not even close to any of ya'll, my school is just not very smart.</p>
<p>Hmmm my school is really smart so I'm surrounded by people who get the same grades/SAT scores as me. There are about 30 of us who are completely isolated from the rest of the school with straight APs. It's so competitive...</p>
<p>atomicfusion: wow...at my school, you can count on your fingers who's going to be at the top and stuff</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I'm somewhere in the top 5% of my class, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I'm one of the smartest kids at my school. I think a lot of my classes depended on merely memorizing and regurgitating the information on the tests, which I am quite capable of doing. But that doesn't mean that I understood the information any better than the people who didn't feel like studying and memorizing the concepts.</p>
<p>And as much as I hate to admit this, my school isn't particularly competitive, and I personally find some of the classes to be far less challenging than they should be. For example, in French, all I've ever had to do, after I moved to this school system, was skim over the vocab list and my grammar notes during lunch, and I'd be ready for the test next period. This isn't because I'm some super genius with a photographic memory. It's because there's really nothing difficult about the class at my school.</p>
<p>So, in conclusion, I'd say I'm smart and intelligent, but I am not necessarily the smartest person just because I get good report cards. There's one "underachiever" in my class who is rather brilliant - only took a cursory glance at the chem SAT prep book before acing it on the June test - but never does his homework or remembers when the tests are.</p>
<p>In reply to an earlier post about the academic competition in school... I detest the cut-throat competition these days that often pit friends against each other. I hate the way my "rivals" will casually glance my way at my grade and, if they did better, start gloating. Many of my friends and acquaintances are at the top of our class as well, and sometimes when the talk comes around to who will be valedictorian come graduation, I immediately start fidgeting in my seat because I know that it's down to the few of us who are all acquainted, if not friends, with each other.</p>
<p>yes i (was) </p>
<p>being special makes me happy</p>
<p>Some of you guys said that people thought you were naturally smart because you don't have to work but you ace everything. I think that people who think that undervalue the importance of hardwork. There are a lot of different ways people can be smart...ex: street smart, book smart, good at working with their hands...but a lot of people believe that someone who puts a lot of time and energy into getting good grades isn't as smart as someone who doesn't do any work but still gets the grades.</p>
<p>my school doesn't rank kids, and I am so glad because that would only make the very competative atmosphere at my school even worse.</p>
<p>I think hardwork is absolutely necessary. And not just studying hard. Also studying well, which can often be achieved by studying hard (because through such intensive periods of studying, you become acquainted with your own studying habits and can work on a plan that best fits you).</p>
<p>For the people who do nothing to get their A's, there's bound to be something that they can't so easily get past. And then it becomes incredibly difficult to conquer that difficulty because there hasn't been any previous "training", so to speak.</p>
<p>Sometimes people say that. That's only because I ask A LOT of questions. I wish I could make money for asking questions because then I'd be freakin' rich. And also because I don't seem like I'd be smart.</p>
<p>i like to think so</p>
<p>in math i definitely am, maybe once in a while i'll be tied with a random asian. says a lot because everybody's always a grade or two older than me, and im also young for my grade anyway (december baby)</p>
<p>java too. and latin i guess (more towards the end of the year)</p>
<p>uh...yeah...people say.."she's a genius" all the time...I'm not quite sure why. Yes I get good grades, and yes I have one of the highest gpas in the class, but it's only because I study/work extremely hard. People seem to think I'm naturally smart though...</p>
<p>ehhh.. well, its not my fault I get stuff without trying.. so don't kill me! There have been things I didn't understand.. and I just get past those by using flashcards..
Im not one of those ppl who are smart and completely socially inept either.. I've just never had to work hard. Im sure it will happen in the future. But for now, Im working on being a better athlete and thats hard enough.</p>
<p>Being a "genius" and "knowledgeable" are two entirely different things. One's I.Q. doesn't really change with hard work and age, but one's knowledge does. So it's two kinds of "smart" we are dealing with. They are heavily linked though, but not necessarily all the time.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was considered one of the smartest in my school.</p>
<p>It got rather annoying when everyone tried to compare his or hers grade to yours to see if they got higher than you. <em>Rolls eyes</em></p>
<p>I think I am one of the smartest in my school. There are only a handful of people who takes three APs during their junior year, although there is one girl who's taking four this year.
What bothers me is that people think I study everyday every second while I actually don't. I do homework about 30 minutes before I leave for school. So the notion that I'm a 'studying' nerd disturbs me a lot. However sometimes I feel guilty sometimes when some elderly person esp. my dad's friends talks about how hard I have done when I never really did.</p>
<p>I know what you mean, Majayiduke09. One of my best friends and I are considered to be the "smartest" in the class, so other students often look to us for help. The annoying part is that when either of us makes a mistake or doesn't do extremely well on a test/assignment, there are a few kids in our class that make huge deal out of it.</p>
<p>It's kind of funny because some people think that my friend and I are rivals competing to get the highest score or whatever, but really, neither of us really cares who's "better" and we help each other out all the time.</p>
<p>miracle...i'm with you on that second thing</p>
<p>As for me, I have super-smart parents, a photographic memory, and a genuine interest in my classes. I look at it as I'm extremely blessed bc I don't have to "try". And like SwordMaiden, there are about ten of us who really are called "geniuses".</p>
<p>I've been told that IQ is only a measure of how well you learn, not whether you are actually smart.</p>