Comments on: High Iq, Low Grades??

By: foolyn_1

foolyn_1 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:04:48 +0000

Being smart and being intelligent are two VERY different things. Grades are not based on intelligence, they are based on how much you can remember from a lecture or studying. Try a different subject where you can use your intelligence, something like psychology.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:37:44 +0000

I’m an accountant and it took me awhile to get the logic of it, until I got a job in the field. BUT – please take some of those career questionnaires. Your advisor can give them to you. Find out what YOU want to do. You’re too young to be locked into a boring field that you really don’t like for the rest of your life.

By: slaggle

slaggle — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:24:00 +0000

IQ measures intelligence in one specific way (granted over a variety of area). There are lots of things it doesn’t take into account, creativity, artistic skills, emotional intelligence, ability to learn facts.
It doesn’t take into account things that are going on in our lives outside of school, boys, friends, fun or our preferences for subjects. We all know that we do better in things we enjoy.
Learning strategies, like mnemonics may help.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:19:57 +0000

143 is not a bit above average! It is MILES above average; we’re talking 50-60 points above average.
In any case, I think IQ tests are bogus. I’ve taken four professional IQ tests – all four came out differently. In one I scored 145, another 136, another 124 and another only 113.
Choose a subject you enjoy and stop letting your family dictate to you what you’re good and not good at, and don’t let a number decide for you what you can achieve. Only you can determine these things.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:08:21 +0000

IQ is a really innefective way of judging one’s intelligence. It tests to see if you’re capable of specific thought patterns, but it’ll never be a definitive measure. I have an IQ of 132, which is also pretty high but I’m doing REALLY badly at school at the moment. It really is about effort and LOOKING AFTER YOUR BODY more than anything.

By: astutewo

astutewo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:28 +0000

Use common sense and decide what you most enjoy doing in life. I mean after college you get a job for the next 30 plus years. Don’t listen to your parents totally, think outside their box and do what you want to do since it is your life.
Correction: 50+ years!

By: Chrysali

Chrysali — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:07:49 +0000

Part of the growing up process is becoming independent of your parents… your first step would be too figure out what you like and major in that field..

By: Aquar We Us

Aquar We Us — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:15:54 +0000

It sounds to me like you’ve proved your family wrong. There is nothing in your post that indicates that you necessarily have a passion for accounting or that you plan to spend a long time in that field. Instead, it sounds as if you need something that allows you more room to use your creativity, natural curiosity, and logic. You already know some areas that excite you, so you are ahead of the game in that sense. The following free career test might also give you some additional insight: http://www.questcareer.com/career_assessment_resources.html
I would change your major to something that you feel excited about, as you will not do well in a subject that you subconsciously experience ambivalence toward. You might even be subconsciously sabotaging yourself in order to justify a future move. Schooling is expensive; make sure you’re getting the most out of your investment by learning about something that will give you years of satisfaction personally and professionally. If your family does not respond well to your decision to switch majors, you might point out that your grades indicate that you are not necessarily compatible with that career choice. Good luck!