People Who Got 1500 on SAT, What Does It Feel Like?
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Like nothing because you realize a lot of people have that score. Thatâs around top 1%, which is only impressive before you consider just how many people comprise that top 1%. Then you meet these people and realize it has very little correlation to intelligence. Then you meet successful people and realize that intelligence doesnât have a strong a correlation to success as youâd like to think. Then you meet happy people and realize that your idea of success doesnât necessarily correlate to happiness. Then you see everything else others have although they may not be great test takers, and you stop using your SAT score as a justification for anything. I was impressed with myself until I met a bunch of people who could kick my ass academically any day of the week. Itâs comforting to know that even though those people may score higher than me on physics exams it doesnât mean theyâll be more successful than me nor does it mean I have nothing to offer in comparison to them. Itâs discomforting to know that the same is true for everyone who I always beat on exams, and thereâs really no rest because youâve NEVER separated yourself from the pack, no matter where you score, no matter where you go to school. Genetics play a role and privilege plays a larger one, but itâs fucking random so just accept it and donât waste your time stressing over frivolous pursuits.
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