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May 11, 2016 4:36 PM
rinnybell210
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Retromorphic
Goes to college gets stoned a bunch of times loses 50IQ points
BlackOpalGalaxy
Only true if you ignore everybody who can't or don't want to handle college
AliceAndRabbit
Opposite for me. Had small learning disability, worked my ass off. 4.0 in high school (with some AP classes) and so far a 3.7 in college
ayrazar
Oh god it hurts.
almostdoctor
Second reality slap = graduate school
yournewpoodleoverlord
to be honest, even for 'exceptional' people after college, it's difficult to get noticed - a lot of it is luck
aubau
it's hurtful that this is true
th3goodj3rk
Damn, so this is where people who were told they were special their whole lives go to vent?
coffeemadness
Most school doesn't prepare you for the real world I. So many ways, till life bitch-slaps you back to reality.
dorkbot5000
I've always tested really well and gotten good grades. Test well above average IQ. I have no idea how "average" people survive.
TearsOfaRapper
Opposite for me, failed throughout high school, soared like an eagle in college
Crl10150
I may sound like an asshole but my favorite college professor is the man who called me an asshole for not doing homework but getting high1/2
Crl10150
Marks on my exams
zeo100
Used to coast by with the highest grades as a kid, then failed a major exam when I was 17 and almost lost my place in dental school 1/
zeo100
It really hit me hard and I got my act together, worked like crazy for a year but I had to ace 6 exams in two days. Somehow I managed it 2/.
BoxFigs
High school English: A-, English 101: B, English 102: C-. At least I don't have to take any more English.
thisisprocrastination
Yeah, I've always said making primary & secondary education so easy is doing a real disservice to smarter kids.
Pabloblibli
First job: second reality smack! Source: me, having to tell a new employee they are not performing well instead of giving them a gold star.
mywutangnameisarrogantambassador
Are you my boss?
Pabloblibli
Yes, and get off IMGUR and get back to work!
Hyero
I was glad to be at least average when I went to college. A majority of people in my classes could hardly read aloud.
The8obman
post secondary is where you find out that being smart only gets you so far, what you really need is perseverance
PigeonFace
I've been overworking all year, never assumed I could just get A, still panicking and I haven't even gotten to college
SirFeatherbottom
And getting consistent Bs puts you at an awkward position between smart and average
HelpMeMortyAndSummer
I used to be straight "A"s until I was about 14. Then everything got harder and I didn't get any smarter. Now Im a "C" guy. Average for life
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DefinitelyTheOneYouJustMentioned
So you're a pretty avarage guy then?
ique
Oh wow that hit home...
Mentok
Same thing happened to me in 8th grade.
Spadey
Been a straight B student as long as I can remember. I once thought that putting effort in would get me an A. I know better now.
kittennoodlesoup
This! No matter what I always end up like 1% off an A. When my blood doner card came through saying I was A + I was stupidly happy.
Spadey
Even when it comes to blood I'm still a B. It's a B+ though, so that's nice I guess.
JaredKidd
There's more to life then academia
Akselas
How does one goes from an A to a D ?
LaBix
Silicone.
yellowhavok
this.
DavidBrooker
I was straight C's until college, when I was a solid B student. First time I had straight A's was during my Masters.
astronave
Money spent to Grade ratio
DavidBrooker
I didn't pay for college. I'll be finishing my Ph.D. (in 7 months or so) with pretty substantial savings.
PartTimeGangsta
4.0 all High School, 1.8 in college. Too much work, hand injury, and not enough sleep. It's only my first year. Lol. *cries*
watercolortitties
Consider medical leave if you have another injury. Saves some money and keeps your gpa from going to hell.
ExamRoom4
All my life it was "You're so smart, if you did your work you'd get better grades." Diagnosed with ADHD at 22, now I have a 4.0.
SeaChell
I heard the same thing from teachers. Went through one of those six hour ADHD tests when I was 17 and then I somehow made it to college.
kittennoodlesoup
Got this a lot as a younger kids because it took me so long to do anything and I would make 'careless' errors. As an adult, dyspraxic.
Saraneth3
Constantly had teachers saying I wasn't “living up to my potential” so frustrating b/c I was trying. Diagnosed with ADHD in 9th grade.
FastandBiCurious
Me too!
Mathcats2234
You're making me wonder if I should talk to a psych or something. What was your process?
ExamRoom4
Everything the article talked about was the struggles I experienced my whole life. Brought the article to a counselor at college and 2/?
ExamRoom4
Found an article about how ADHD manifests much differently in girls than in boys.. By the end of the article I was crying because 1/2
ExamRoom4
She helped set me up with the school psychiatrist as well as helped with non-medication coping methods.
Mathcats2234
What kind of coping methods? If you don't mind me asking.
ExamRoom4
While I'm putting something off, thinking&saying to myself, "No, it's time to do this, the rest of the day will be better once I do this."
SSGoku4000
Are you taking adderall or anything? I've been trying to manage adhd without anything but I'm considering trying medicine now.
xthetenth
Medication can make a big difference, and it's not just stimulants, which is good because even strattera kept me from sleeping enough.
bedframe
Try Vyvanse, newer generation of meds, much less ON off than adderall.
ExamRoom4
Was originally on fasting acting Ritalin but I'm on time-released Adderall now. It made a huge difference for me, but it's not for everyone.
AaronPankey
The ritalin doesn't do a hell of a lot for me. It does help though. Never had Adderall.
Gnawms
Vyvanse is a thing too.
AaronPankey
My nephew takes it, I suppose it could be extrapolated that it would help me too, but throwing amphetamines of various iterations at the 1
SSGoku4000
I used to do extended release 10 mg adderall, but I didn't like the idea of taking it even though it helped. I'm fine with it now so I might
ExamRoom4
It might help, but it really depends on the person. It sounds silly, but for me it makes me feel like the person I was supposed to be.
CerealKiller2142
Adderall will help but be very careful with it. I took for most of my life and so I had no idea it was a side effect of the medicine but 1/?
CerealKiller2142
It caused major moodiness and I used to have severe anger issues. Later in life I found out it was the adderall. Doesn't happen to everyone.
watercolortitties
Mood swings for me when the crash came, glad you found out.
ChesterSnapdragonMcFistycuffs
Nice awareness raising!
ExamRoom4
I'm on a low dose and my doctor has been monitoring me about every 3-6 months, but that's definitely good to know!
SlicedSides
Howd you get diagnosed? Did you just goto the doctor or like what happened
ExamRoom4
Found an article about how ADHD manifests much differently in girls than in boys.. By the end of the article I was crying because 1/2
ExamRoom4
She helped set me up with the school psychiatrist as well as helped with non-medication coping methods. 3/3
ExamRoom4
Everything the article talked about was the struggles I experienced my whole life. Brought the article to a counselor at college and 2/?
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Pfft casuals, I didn't study in college either. Two Master's degrees later and I know how to study now, but I never had to.
Curiousone545
And that ^, kids, is how to post like a pompous asshole. http://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1351267685707_2290585.png
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Yep. I'll own it. I'm tired of simplifying everything so I can have friends. The people at my level are all pretentious asshats.
MustLoveNetflix
Per se
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Hey, I include myself. The depression blows. But talking down to others is messed up. It's a crappy place to me.
rinnybell210
Wow. That sounds tough. It must be really hard to be better than everybody else.
AaronPankey
Have to ask why two masters without a doctorate? Was the panel mean to you like you are to people a micrometer of intelligence below you?
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Also, a micrometer? Honestly there's a fairly large gap. Professionally I never talk about my Intelligence or my age. Both are taboo. 1/2
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
That said, IQ is a fairly terrible measure, everyone can exhibit some genius, but learning is my particular talent.
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
First, please know I would never let this attitude out with out the anonymity of the internet. Only my wife really knows that I hate people.
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Both are from the same school. I was getting an MBA and the emphasis left me 12 credits shy of a second Masters. So 1 extra semester.
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
I'm 29 and will most likely start on a doctorate in 5-6 years. It's in the 10 year plan, the 5 year plan doesn't include it.
AaronPankey
I honestly agree with you about the MBA, particularly if I become a PT, it would help to run a practice. The iq thing:
AaronPankey
And legitimately no snark intended except just enough to reciprocate yours. I wonder what to do graduate studies in and it never occurred 1
AaronPankey
To me a situation in which 2 masters trumped a (considering pt school) clinical doctorate or PhD program. Engineering, maybe? Would 2
AaronPankey
Explain your systemically anti social and pretentious way of thinking. And double masters in engineering are more common.
AaronPankey
My ecology teacher has his PhD in evolutionary biology and he acts very similarly. Except he received his PhD at 25 and has a right to.
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
Well, a PhD makes you unemployable and decreases your earning potential unless you teach. So it depends on what you want to do. 1/?
iBrowseUserSubWithSoundOn
2/? I would recommend that nearly any Masters can be complemented by an MBA. it will teach you how to run a business and move up. Msg me.
TheMightyMoggle
Never had to study in grade school and now I don't know how, woooooooo
omnipotentmonkey
same, hammered through my GCSEs with practically no effort having only 64% attendance, since then, I've done jackshit with my life.
Barkinsons
Had to repeat my first year because of this, learned my lesson
wronaldweasley
I feel like this is a much bigger problem than people think. Literally my entire experience in college thus far
captainobvioustits
never had to study in college...don't need to learn now eyyyyyy
TheCouncilofRicks
Went to highschool in FL so I got straight A's and didn't even have to show up half the time. Went to college in NH and nearly flunked out
ISmellManFlesh
This is me right now. It seems I physically cannot study unless I absolutely have to, e.g. There's 2 hours until an exam. Woo!
ratgirl97
I'm extremely nervous for this
swefur
Things I wish someone told me in earlier education.
swefur
Challenge yourself. If you aren't getting absolutely perfect scores atm, shoot for that. Try to study even if you don't need to. ->
PleasePMMeYourFeet
Near as I can tell, it involves sacrificing cows. Source: Former mediocre college student, current professor.
elhopaness
Ugh, that's easy to say, back in your days there weren't bat-cows.
Barkinsons
To be fair, outstanding grades in college don't guarantee a steep career either.
PleasePMMeYourFeet
High GPA is neither necessary/sufficient in the real world. That's why I never left college. Just hung around till I had to start teaching.
HorseMcFucker
I've never had to study because common sense would carry you just about anywhere you needed to. Then in College I'm forced to take philosphy
captbigmansteve
I had philosophy my first semester of college. 8am, M,W,F. By the end of the semester, I was 400 pages behind in the reading. I got an A.
PyritePendulum
Philosophy is quite literally common sense in fancy verbiage.
laboon
Hahahaa. No.
mymindisblank
Until you dive into Heidegger.
thehandsomedoctor
philosophy requires mainly reasoning and thinking. Try with anatomy or pharmacology, then we'll talk
HorseMcFucker
Thinking, yes. Reasoning? Hell no. Some parts, sure, but fucking hell man, you know what Idealism Is?
thehandsomedoctor
Yes and after you understand the reasoning and what those people thought it becomes easier to remember. That can't be said for most things
HorseMcFucker
What people *thought* matters for jack shit in the current age. It was vague attempts to understand the world and most were insane.
IAlwaysUpvoteRickAndMorty
Never had to study for my undergrad. Starting grad on the 30th. Really worried I'll need to study and won't be able to...
DavidBrooker
Depending on the field, research based grad programs give fuck all of a shit about courses. So it might not matter.
ManWithTheGoldenPun
Made it through undergrad without studying or going to class. Then went to law school...world turned upside down. Good luck.
IAlwaysUpvoteRickAndMorty
Thanks!
slightlybored
I started my degree without these warnings, coasted all the way up, year two hit a wall, never recovered
Barkinsons
I had to learn to sit down and work on some stuff instead of going straight home after lectures. Once I'm home my motivation is gone
IAlwaysUpvoteRickAndMorty
Hmmm, only degree program. This could get tricky.
baronridiculous
Almost failed out of high school. Good grades and graduate degree in math in college. Pre-college education in the US is not about thinking.
Ffleance
My story was the same. Almost flunked out of high school, as soon as I got into college it's been straight As.
flatdeer
That's true for a lot of public schools, private schools are much better.
baronridiculous
I went to a very good private school through 6th grade. The classes were harder, but still not really about thinking. Even a mid-level 1/
baronridiculous
state college has more serious questioning and qualified teachers than prep schools do. Heck, the junior college I teach at now has 2/
baronridiculous
excellent PhDs teaching intro classes and pushing kids to think. Much more useful and developmental than any but the best (top 1% or so) 3/
baronridiculous
prep schools. High school curriculum is terrible, watered down, pointless, circular, driven by tests, it's awful. Even bad college is 4/
flatdeer
But you didn't go to a prep school after 6th grade? If a prep school doesn't teach critical analysis, it's little better than a
flatdeer
public school.