<p>It's because they can remember the elephant's graveyard, where they go to die, I think.</p>
<p>"You can be the most mediocre student ever and still get a 2400 on the SAT"</p>
<p>Ummm, you sure? There is no dispute that the SAT is flawed and is not an accurate measure of intelligence, but saying that "the most mediocre student ever" can get 2400 on the SAT is going a bit too far.</p>
<p>Improbably does not mean impossible. I know some people who got a 2400 on the SAT and while they're smart, they have no intellectual drive or real acumen beyond cursory critical thinking ability.</p>
<p>Eh there are plenty of good-but-not-great students who do well on that test -- don't worry about it. I don't have a 2400 but I'm not ubersmart either... actually I guess that makes sense :( I wish I had intellectual drive -- my grades fell into a self-collapsing vortex of suckage last semester kinda sorta.</p>
<p>A hint as to the only drive I possess: When I saw the word "acumen" in the last post I could only concentrate on one thing.</p>