Dumb-Smart

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Is anybody really good... and really bad at two closely related things? For instance, earlier this year I scored about a post-graduate Lexile (R) score. (The Lexile (R) map ends at "Graduate school" with values from 1500L-1700L) But I'm a terrible speller. I'm a High School Freshman... and I've always been an avid reader (I received an award for reading and passing a test on 256 "AR" (R) books in 2nd grade... that were up to 1-7th grade level.) but I literally couldn't spell Wednesday until a few months ago.
I'm a very good scrabble player also (go figure.) But that's only because I seem to know how to spell obscure words, and not regular words.</p>

<p>Just wondering....</p>

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<p>lol, im a horrible speller too!</p>

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<p>My 4th grade teacher said that no genii can spell. But it's ridiculous (I looked up how to spell that) not to be able to spell simple words. Sometimes I forget how to spell whether, and sometimes two or three letter words.</p>

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<p>i'm good at calculus but bad at the math in chemistry....</p>

<p>does that count?</p>

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<p>Certainly :)</p>

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<p>I kill at chem, but die at all things physics.
I also have the whole terrible spelling/great reading skills thing going on as well.</p>

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<p>Really good at languages, bad at analyzing literature</p>

<p>Great at math, bad at chem.</p>

<p>Good at music, bad fine motor skills :)</p>

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<p>I'm really good at science, but horrible at math.</p>

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<p>It sounds like you all are human. No one is perfect at everything.</p>

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<p>I'm amazing at anything including memorization such as history, very good at writing/reading, pretty good at math, then complete garbage at anything artistic or spanish lol</p>

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<p>My only downfall is my work ethic.</p>

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<p>Great at math, dying at physics.</p>

<p>For goodness' sake, I can take derivatives and integrals in my sleep, but figure out torque? Nope, sorry, not me.</p>

<p>On the other hand, I have won several spelling bees :P</p>

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<p>I couldn't spell only until a year ago... so don't feel too bad :].</p>

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<p>Umm I've scored within the top 10 of my state in several math competitions... though I still make dumb arithmetic mistakes.</p>

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<p>Where do people use the the system the OP mentions? As in, I've never heard of a "Lexile" before.</p>

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<p>im good at english but i suck at math</p>

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<p>being smart has nothing to do with test grades or gpa, having some high score on a standardized test just makes ya a good test taker, not smart. Being smart is how productive and how you carry yourself, How much knowledge you have and how to apply it.</p>

<p>Anybody can read a book, anybody can cheat on a standardized test by doing way to many practice problems. None of these make ya smart.</p>

<p>Saying that you are smarted than a post graduate student is ridiculous even as a freshman undergrad, possibly even a junior. Never a hs student. I don't care what your dumb test says</p>

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<p>i have this weird thing going where i can spot grammar mistakes in other people's writing in an instant, yet i will commit those very same mistakes in my own writing. damn SAT grammar reflexes... it's all useless</p>