<p>Gosh... I've given up on being popular. Is it really like this in college? A bunch of stupid people complaining all the time about how hard everything is and how they like video games and girls of a certain kind? <em>sigh</em> Well... it's a new year. At least we have a few smart freshmen.</p>
<p>I would voluntarily give up my popularity in an instant
in exchange for intelligent friends and the ability to achieve to my full academic potential</p>
<p>I think that if you go to a non-specialized school, have an IQ >130, and are popular with non-intelligent people you need to write a book for the rest of us who don't speak IQ 90. I actually have a book "How to live with an idiot." Not to mention the book "How to talk to anyone." Maybe I need to reread those.</p>
<p>My friend and I actually talked about it last night. Apparently I'm not normal and have skipped being a teenager entirely, instead going between being very mature about some things and immature (read: stubborn) about others. Which is most likely true. Though I am a teenager in some ways...</p>
<p>I just hang around here and there with everybody as needed. I guess I don't belong to one "specific" group other than the group that doesn't belong into any group, if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>aigiqinf said:
I think that if you go to a non-specialized school, have an IQ >130, and are popular with non-intelligent people you need to write a book for the rest of us who don't speak IQ 90. I actually have a book "How to live with an idiot." Not to mention the book "How to talk to anyone." Maybe I need to reread those.</p>
<p>I wonder what the average IQ at CC is, and what percent were in g/t programs... we're probably way bunched up at one end of the bell curve :)</p>
<p>And I need those books >.< I'm such an accidental academic elitist... I'm pretty sure normal people think I'm unintelligible...</p>
<p>i'm the type of quite and easy to get along person..making friends isn't hard neither is fitting in...it comes naturally. i have friends who are nerds [am i one of them..lol] alcoholics shy talkative ..soo basically fitting in shouldnt be a problem for me.</p>
<p>Yea, I don't actively go making friends, I just make friends with people randomely. I'm mainly one of those nerds, but I am also friends with some jocks, theatre people, goths, and others. It's nice not have to hang out with one group of people all the time, but always having true friends of every kind.</p>
<p>I guess I would say I'm pretty popular. I'm friends with everyone, participate in quite a few sports, and don't have much trouble initiating a conversation with anyone. My school is definitely not a top academic school. I think our mean SAT scores last year were like 5 points above the state average (I contributed like 3 of those points lol ><).</p>
<p>But on the flip side, I've been recognized as the "smart" kid since like 1st freaking grade, and it has been a curse ever since. People always bug me about stuff and never let me do my homework in peace. I hate being singled out because of academics.</p>
<p>On a side note, is anyone else friends with all the smart kids who are also the most committed slackers they've ever met? I have a friend who got like a 720 on the math portion of his SAT and failed algebra... </p>
<p>Meh, oh well, lazy people are fun.</p>
<p>I am the quiet kid who does her homework by herself and has no friends.
I'm also the kid who wears silly hats to Anime Club and befriends all the goths.
It depends how you look at it, and how you define "friend".
But I'm definitely not popular.</p>
<p>The whole idea of "fitting in" and "social trends" bores the hell out of me. I get so disgusted by how similar everyone is in my high school, that I go to great lengths to do the other thing. Aside from that point, there are some self-righteous pricks who fit in and some really nice people who fit in. I don't judge people by how they try to fit in, I've just never been (nor wanted to be) a conformist.</p>
<p>I jump around. My good close friends had to move to a new school while I was stuck at the same old one when the district split. </p>
<p>The friends I have currently are actually starting to bug the crap out of me.
It might sound harsh but they're embarressing to a certain extent. Of course, it's not like the ones who had to switch schools aren't but they were embarressing like I am, the kids I'm with now, well when they go to the school clubs where people are reading coyboy poetry I know we have a bit of differences that are seperating us to say the least.</p>
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<p>My brother failed Algebra 1, never took Calculus, and got an 800 on the math. He got 1530 (back before the writing section) and the best college he got into was UC Irvine.</p>
<p>I have friends, but for some reason I'm not great at relating with the majority of people. Unless someone is sufficiently intelligent, I can't carry on a conversation with them at all. I'm physically incapable of parroting lines from tv shows, talking about lacrosse, or talking about how "awesome" it would be to "bang some chick"</p>
<p>^ChoklitRain, you clearly don't talk to anyone. Not because they are stupid, but because you are an arrogant fool.</p>
<p>I agree with ChoklitRain somewhat. I do find it very discomforting to talk about "how awesome it would be to bang some chick." I do, however, like talking about television shows (House, The Office) and parroting lines. And Baelor, perhaps you should relax. I've felt similar to Choklit Rains position (not because I'm intelligent). It basically comes down to if you can relate to a conversation or not. That's all he was implying. Way to jump to conclusions :P</p>
<p>I'm the guy who people get annoyed by all the time.
I'm always talking about the future, and how I plan on bringing about good.
People respond with a ".......whatever."
Then I go on into this whole thing about different issues, how we can solve them. Etc...</p>
<p>Baelor, it's not like I avoid people because I consider myself superior to them. It's a simple issue of not sharing any interests. For example, I know three kids who only talk about movies and old nickelodeon shows...and maybe it's not about intelligence but rather about maturity?</p>
<p>"I've felt similar to Choklit Rains position (not because I'm intelligent)."</p>
<p>So did I. In fact, I felt the exact same. And then I woke up and realized that it was my own elitism. Sure, I'm projecting my own epiphany onto others, but hey, what about this:</p>
<p>"Unless someone is sufficiently intelligent,"</p>
<p>Interesting. In other words, the following things on the list are characteristic of "dumb" people. Well, I like Gossip Girl and Mean Girls. I love repeating the lines ad nauseum. Where does that put me? Honestly, if you heard my conversations, you would think I was dumb (well, the non-intellectual ones). I got a 2400 on the SAT.</p>
<p>I don't need to calm down because I'm not excited. I'm just surprised that anyone let such an obviously incorrect and judgmental statement slide.</p>
<p>"It basically comes down to if you can relate to a conversation or not. That's all he was implying. Way to jump to conclusions :P"</p>
<p>That's not what he was implying. Read it again. He is saying that the content of the conversations is indicative of intelligence, and that the things in the list are beneath him. There is truly no other way to interpret the statement. That is completely false. </p>
<p>I'm not jumping to conclusions. I'm reading what is right there in the post. If that's not what is meant, then it shouldn't have been typed.</p>
<p>"It's a simple issue of not sharing any interests."</p>
<p>And again, there is a clear assumption that the topic of conversation indicates level of intelligence.</p>
<p>"For example, I know three kids who only talk about movies and old nickelodeon shows...and maybe it's not about intelligence but rather about maturity?"</p>
<p>Fair. But that's not what you said, and I still stand by my statement that you were arrogant (based on my knowledge at the time) for saying this: "I'm physically incapable of parroting lines from tv shows, talking about lacrosse, or talking about how "awesome" it would be to "bang some chick"</p>
<p>Let's see... Here are a few people I know:
1) Friend with whom I always gossip and talk about Seinfeld. Going to Harvard.
2) Friend who imitated Borat incessantly, and loved Raptor Jesus. Going to Harvard.
3) Same as 2). Going to Stanford.
4) Same as 2). Going to Harvard.</p>
<p>Sure, maybe they aren't the most mature, but I would hardly call them stupid. All I'm saying is that you shouldn't be claiming people are less intelligent on the basis of their conversation topics...</p>
<p>"Fair. But that's not what you said, and I still stand by my statement that you were arrogant (based on my knowledge at the time) for saying this: "I'm physically incapable of parroting lines from tv shows, talking about lacrosse, or talking about how "awesome" it would be to "bang some chick""</p>
<p>How in god's name is this in any way arrogant. He says he's physically incapable, as in HE CAN'T GENERATE DISCUSSION WITH THESE TOPICS. </p>
<p>"That's not what he was implying."</p>
<p>Really? Then why did he make a second post explaining himself to a person who takes every internet post and dissects it? So your telling me you know what he's implying, but he doesn't? Whatever you say, champ.</p>
<p>"There is truly no other way to interpret the statement."</p>
<p>How about "loosely" for starters?</p>
<p>You should also know that scoring a 2400 doesn't give you the right to talk out of your ass. And stop playing devil's advocate.</p>