<p>Wasn't this the December SAT essay prompt or something? Only reason I remember is because that was my only 12...</p>
<p>I have no idea. Shoot I wish I'd taken that sat because I've given this question a ton of thought for about a year LOL</p>
<p>Nah, the Dec SAT prompt was about acting being an essential part of life.</p>
<p>It depends. If you’re somewhere in the middle, hard work will get you there. But if you’re terrible at the subject to begin with, the hard work will only frustrate you and the stress will take a counterproductive toll on your wellbeing and clarity of mind/performance.</p>
<p>talent you freaking nnoobs</p>
<p>Talent gets you far, and because it can throw the balance of something entirely in one’s favor, it is more important. Though when talent is equal the more driven person will succeed.</p>
<p>The world is not simple and idealistic enough for determination to be more important than talent.</p>
<p>I think both, I;m the classic case of the smart slacker, it’s not served me well. I’ve always been good at school but not outstanding so I say talent without hard work can only get you so far.</p>
<p>Talent + work ethic = Best</p>
<p>Personally, I’d rather get an award/prize/whatever from my work ethic.
Most of my life, I’ve been above average in practically everything I tried. Whether it was having the best hand eye coordination (good at sports), catching on quickly (good at school), etc. I never really worked that hard to achieve good grades.
So I really want to achieve something with my own sweat and blood (well, not real blood hopefully) this time… and become the best because of my own hard work, not just natural talent.
I want to learn how it feels to work hard for something. Like really, as hard as you could work hard.</p>
<p>^ Amen. I never feel much satisfaction when i do something well because of just talent. Like getting good marks in English, for example, it just seems too easy but getting good marks in a subject like maths feels a lot sweeter.</p>
<p>^ Thanks 
I got a 97 on my English exam, which I barely studied for. It’s great getting that 97, but it would feel a ton better if it were for geometry or even physics. 
I did well in History, which I was really happy for because all the names get mixed up in my head.</p>
<p>same, I did well in my psych exam but I felt it was handed on a platter to me (for various reasons) so it felt great, but not fantastic. haha congrats on both btw</p>
<p>thanks! you too! :)</p>
<p>i’m hoping that college will be challenging, but rewarding. <– kinda random?</p>
<p>hardwork beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.</p>
<p>'nuff said.</p>
<p>^ False. For some people, no amount of work can make up for a complete lack of talent.</p>
<p>Talent up to college, but afterwards if you lack work ethic and determination, you won’t get anywhere. If you graduate college and sit back and slack off, how do you expect to be successful? You need to put yourself out there and keep working hard. There will be other people working harder and they’ll definitely be more successful than a talented person who lacks determination and work ethic.</p>
<p>I group determination and work ethic separately. Work ethic is the ability to force yourself to do what you have to do (or what you perceive you have to do). Determination is the single-minded pursuit of one thing, no matter what happens.</p>
<p>I think in general, work ethic is more useful, but if you want to be something special, determination is by far the most important.</p>
<p>Talent is required, at some minimum (like Jersey said). I don’t believe that one can make it based on pure work ethic/determination, especially if they lack a natural talent for something. At the same time, the converse is also true. One cannot make it on pure talent alone, especially if he/she lacks the motivation to use that talent to the fullest.</p>
<p>With that being said, if I had to choose between maximum talent and minimum work ethic/determination or maximum work ethic/determination and minimum talent, I’d choose the former.</p>
<p>I respect talent much more. Maybe I’m biased because I have talent and no work ethic, but that’s just how I feel. I simply don’t respect average people who go far as much as people with raw talent.</p>
<p>talent is obviously superior. you can work as hard as you want for your whole entire life, but if you dont have the talent, you can only go so far. </p>
<p>with talent, you can still be okay without working hard and just coasting through life. but when you suddenly decide to shape up, you would be unstoppable.</p>
<p>so basically…you can have hardwork but never have talent. which is okay, but will by no means take you to the top. while if you have talent, you can develop the work ethic (AND YES, it can be developed) and easily be the very best.</p>