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1. Kitten+Li[view] [source] 2026-01-22 19:29:25
>>colinc+(OP)
This sort of tracks for me. The smartest people I know as adults mostly fucked around a lot and had wide interests that all culminated in them doing a great thing greatly. The smartest people I know as kids spent hours grinding on something and crashed out in college and are mostly average well-to-dos now.
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2. bitwiz+iw[view] [source] 2026-01-22 20:40:14
>>Kitten+Li
I'm reminded of a meme on Facebook my wife showed me that was a two-dimensional graph of SAT score vs. GPA. The corner with the highest SAT scores but the lowest GPAs was shaded in and labelled "These are the people I want to hang out with."
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3. sointe+zx[view] [source] 2026-01-22 20:47:38
>>bitwiz+iw
Graduated with a 1.7 GPA and a 32 on the ACT. My parents were a little dismayed.
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