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Message: <blockquote data-quote="orbitalfreak" data-source="post: 748940" data-attributes="member: 1669">Just in my own defense here (and please note, I have absolutely no hard feelings towards anyone...)  Also, some of this is probably gonna sound egotistical, but I prefer being honest over modest.Caution: Long-winded autobiography follows.  Please ignore if uninterested.High School:Went to high school in a rural area, so didn't have a lot of opportunities for big-time acheivements.  Never had the chance to get on Teen Jeapordy, but I think I could have done decent <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.  I could have graduated by 15, but decided to have fun with life and went the full time, no grade-skipping for me.  I was Saludatorian with a 3.8-ish GPA; it would have been a 4.0 if I hadn't slacked off.  Scored a 31 on the ACT, and was asked to consider placement in classes at the local university (Southeastern Louisiana University), studying there during high school, though I declined.College education:Current GPA is about 3.6 or so (again, laziness and procrastination.  Trying to work on that, though <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).Was awarded several scholarships; everything for school is paid for, and I am awarded about $3000/semester on top of that.  I have actually met the maximum amount of financial award that the University can offer, and that doesn't account for all my scholarships.Will be graduating next Spring with a bachelor's in Mathematics (that will have been 3 years in college), and will go on to grad school from there (not sure where, yet, looking at teaching math on a college level).  Several professors have recommended that I attend MIT, Harvard, or other major universities for grad school.College extracurricular:I receive $750/semester in grant money for undergraduate mathematics research.  Competition for this is tough, because only 20-30 out of 15,000+ students are able to receive these funds, due to the amount of money the program is allowed.  I have presented my research to the Mathematical Association of America, taking 3rd place in an Undergraduate Research Competition.  I plan to continue this college-funded research until I graduate.Everyday Life:I have a large vocabulary, from casually reading the dictionary when I was in 3rd grade.  I am a storehouse of useless knowledge and worthless trivia, and constantly annoy my family displaying this "extraordinary" talent <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> (It's fun to aggravate them) !  My entire family has a wide base of knowledge in various fields (science, space, biology, history, most of which is Discovery/History channel level stuff).My IQ has been rated anywhere from 145-155, depending on the specific test administered, so I usually claim an IQ of 150.I almost never do what most people term "studying" for tests.  Paying attention to lecture, working a few examples on my own, and glancing over the text and my notes 15mins before a test is all I do to prepare for exams.  In many classes, since High School and into college, I wind up acting almost as a second teacher, or tutor, aiding classmates with their work and understanding.However, I am not always super-quick to catch on to things.  Physics, for example, thwarts me.  I have to struggle to pull a "B" in those courses, and this is coming from a guy who's used to flying through schoolwork with A's.  While calculus comes easily to me, Linear Algebra (matrices, etc.) is a little difficult, mostly due to me being unfamiliar with the style of the mathematics involved.  The whole matrix notation seems alien to me, though I am improving.Sometimes, I get thick-skulled and can't for the life of me understand something, requiring several explanations to finally grasp the concept.Why haven't I won the Nobel Prize yet?  Well, for one, they don't offer one for Mathematics <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />, but it's not like I've tried to do it either.  Why haven't I developed some amazing and world-altering superinvention or mathematical formula?  Well, I don't know everything, only what I've been taught, and information doesn't just spontaneously appear in my brain.Why am I not ranked with Newton, Einstein, and Hawking?  Well, those guys are 20th level or higher (I'd say definitely epic!).  We're talking about INT 18 base, +5 level up, plus Inherent bonuses (studying "tomes of understanding," like libraries full of scientific texts), and a few epic feats to raise their score, not to mention the bonus points from aging.  We're looking at 25-30+ INT here, way out of my league.One of my major downfalls, and why people tend to slightly underestimate my intelligence, is my lack of dedication and motivation, my laziness, and my procrastination tend to get in the way of my academic acheivements.Well, this has been long, but I think it's better that it has been brought to light.  If I'm gonna claim a 19 INT, I might as well be ready to defend it.  Hopefully, others will have the WIS to avoid flaming me! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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