@juillet – it doesn’t matter whether you’re white, black, brown, green, or orange, if you get a 200 on the SAT Math section you’re going to crash and burn in a field that requires mathematical ability. That’s independent of any innate/hidden “talent”. The fact is that you can’t do what’s required right now. At a minimum, you’re going to have to go back and re-take the equivalent of HS math classes to expose that innate/hidden talent. On the other hand, if someone aced the SAT and C&B’d, then you can reasonably assume they have the capability to handle the work. Is this not obvious?