<p>I know you guys keep saying not to talk about how others have good grades but aren’t as intelligent. I know where you’re coming from believe me. I’m just saying, you don’t know these kids. Trust me on this one.</p>
<p>I know you keep saying that the kids at your school are a whole new level of “stupid” and “incompetence”. I know where you are coming from, real talk. I’m just saying, these kids are everywhere. Trust me on this one.</p>
<p>Seriously trust the NIquii on this one.</p>
<p>Trust me on this one</p>
<p>You say that we don’t know those kids but are you sure you do? How do you know they’re not as “intelligent” as you are?</p>
<p>At least they’re intelligent enough to put in the work that they realize is expected of them.</p>
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Not sure what you mean by “multiple intelligences” or “street smart” but the only thing I could find resembling this is Howard Gardner’s interpersonal intelligence.</p>
<p>I was thinking that too, Halogen. Complik, I would recommend looking up Gardner’s theory of intelligence to help you define intelligence more clearly.</p>
<p>With what Niquii said, you may be believing that these people at the top don’t deserve it based on their actions. </p>
<p>Furthermore, you can’t expect us to answer your question when you barely supply us with enough information to come to a conclusion. </p>
<p>Tell us what these kids do that makes you believe they shouldn’t be so highly ranked.</p>
<p>Guys just watch the movie Good Will Hunting. Lol.
There might be extra things in it and its not necessarily about school, but it shows why people might seem like a failure or not apply themselves.
Overall it’s a good movie too.</p>
<p>I guess some students with good grades can be a bit immature and act ■■■■■■■■ but that doesn’t mean they are not smart. It’s just their personalities. But I think it’s wrong of you to think that people are below your level because really, everyone has different talents and abilities. There is no one in the world who is below someone else’s level, unless you are really specifying ability at sth</p>
<p>You seem to have the same outlook as a lot of lazy, mediocre people. They assume they’re smarter than others based on the few errors someone will make in class or some other arbitrary judgment. Everyone wants to think they’re smart, but the reality is that only a few are. If you want to compare your intelligence to others look at a test like the SAT. If you score below someone you consider yourself superior to, then you probably are actually inferior. And don’t imagine you’ll be successful because your dad was, you aren’t your dad and you will have completely different opportunities.</p>
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The OP is a College Confidential user, so presumably his/her test scores are insanely high, but the SAT is just another test that can be studied for.</p>
<p>Lol… It’s true though, CC users’ scores are unreal. And yes, the test can be prep’d for, but ultimately scoring high requires a good deal of intelligence to overcome the hidden obstacles the college board will throw at you (e.g. Phrasing questions awkwardly and asking a question that seems simple but is actually complex). Additionally, the preparations do not always have a big effect on performance. Overall it’s a pretty accurate representation of intelligence.</p>
<p>I disagree with your premise. Good grades can’t always be studied for; ultimately somebody does need to be fairly intelligent to snag that 4.0. </p>
<p>Almost 100% of my English grade is based off of essays and Socratic Seminars. Our contributions must be thoughtful and in depth. I doubt it’s possible for anybody to walk in and write a stellar essay for Pride and Prejudice without being intelligent enough to deeply and thoroughly understand the themes and moods. </p>
<p>If somebody is getting good grades, they probably possess the critical thinking skills necessary to deeply analyze the world and learn in an effective way. The grading system is set up in such a way that it is not possible to simply study for good grades every single time. </p>
<p>As Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. "</p>
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You go to a better school than most people. Most high schools have tons of grade inflation and the grades are based mostly on rote memorization of facts and formulas. At my school, even when essays are part of the grade, the bar isn’t set very high because most of the kids are awful writers and you just have to be marginally better than everyone else to get “ZOMG AMAZING!” written at the top of your paper.</p>
<p>To write a stellar Pride and Prejudice essay, what you need more than intelligence is to find Austen interesting enough not to want to claw your eyes out when analyzing her books.</p>
<p>Hey chiclanda, thanks for calling me lazy and mediocre, really appreciate that. If you think the SAT is such a good indicator of intelligence, then tell me why the Salutatorian in my class has below an 1800, and the valedictorian has a 2070. Please, explain that to me, because from the way it looks around here, my 2100 is “unabashedly terrible” and “way below par”.
And don’t tell me I won’t be successful, you don’t know me.</p>
<p>And I know 2100 isn’t amazing, but then again, what is amazing on CC? Hahaha
I know it’s not a good as most of you guys, but at my school, it’s the second highest they’ve seen in 8 years</p>
<p>“If you think the SAT is such a good indicator of intelligence, then tell me why the Salutatorian in my class has below an 1800, and the valedictorian has a 2070.”</p>
<p>How do the test scores of your classmates disprove the idea that the SAT is a good indicator of intelligence?</p>
<p>It doesn’t, it proves my point exactly. He believes SAT is a good indicator of intelligence (so do I). I believe the highest ranks at my school aren’t amazingly intelligent, and if he honestly believe the SAT is a good scale of intelligence, then he should agree with me.</p>
<p>Complik…that salutatorian may have less than an 1800 but it looks like they have a better GPA than you and they have the title of salutatorian. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>And you won’t be successful if you look at the people above you and scoff about how you’re better at doing nothing than they are.</p>
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I don’t know why you’re all hopped up on this rank/intelligence correlation. High school rank isn’t based off of intelligence.</p>
<p>1800 and 2070 are both well above the average of 1498 or so. People who spend too much time on here tend to lose perspective on what’s a good score.</p>