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People of higher IQ aren't on a higher playing field per se, but I think they have more responsibility to advance the knowledge base of humanity than the person of average IQ.
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goals change all the time especially at you're age. Is great to start setting them and have something to strive for but dont bog yourself down with IQ.
There is no point in having a goal that you can't achieve, IMO. But I think I probably do have the IQ to achieve my goals, otherwise I wouldn't have set them, if I truly had a low IQ, I would assess my own intelligence as being much higher than it actually is, as per the Dunning-Kruger effect, but for that reason, I am very careful when it comes to thinking about my own IQ, it's a bit paradoxical.
What area of science do want to go into ?
Im sure there will be tons of studies involved. You just said that you get all A's so at the least you can retain what you're studying at a high level, and you are willing to work you're butt off. Wouldnt that be 90% of the battle ?
Maybe molecular biology or biophysics.
Yeah, but I worry, I almost feel like the expectations are set too low at school. I fear that when I go to college, I will be unable to handle the work, as it takes me very little effort to get the grades that I do right now. It's pretty much just showing up, TBH.
I have known some very smart folks that where also as dumb as a box of rocks. High IQ does not equate to common sense.
So long story short: I got a high score on an IQ test as a young child, I took another IQ test a few months ago, deliberately skipped questions I could have answered because I was tired, and obviously got a lower score. Now I am deeply regretting doing so, because I don't know if my true IQ has dropped or not.
Thats your goal then. Not to have a certain IQ. Immerse yourself in molecular biology not IQ's
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This wont happen because of your two previous important statements. You care. You dont want to fail. Thats it nothing more.
The fear of failing far outweighs this IQ talk. You will put the effort in to making sure you can handle the work. So what maybe you have to study a little harder than the person sitting next to you but the fact that you are gonna put the work in matters more than which one of you has a higher IQ.
Ahh you learned a valuable lesson though. Something that has nothing at all to do with IQ. Do you know what this lesson is ?
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