I went through college without it. I struggled so hard, tried so hard, I was so lucky to graduate with a shit gpa. Come home, see a doc, worked over time to get a medicine and dosage that worked, and it's like night and day. I feel like my brain works now.
Same here. When I was in the 4th grade, I was given an IQ test. I wasn't told (or I probably just wasn't paying attention) my score, but all I know is that I got placed in a lot of advanced classes with one other kid in my grade. It was just the two of us sitting alone in a classroom learning algebra and such. I couldn't pay attention, and my teachers were really surprised.
I realized that my high IQ was my only saving grace to get me to graduate high school/college. I was a great test taker (using deductive reasoning more than what I learned) , and that was what got me through with a 3.0 in college. Too bad a higher IQ really just means you're good at taking tests.
Holy crap are you me? I was put into Jr Achiever's, never felt like I should have been there. I was as smart as everyone there if not smarter, but could never finish assignments or write essays or focus at all. Skated through high school barely passing just based on being able to not study for a test and reason my way through all the multiple choice questions super easily.
Yeah basically. I had a 3.4 or so in high school and a 3.0 in college, but I never took one honors class, and only studied a handful of times in college. I definitely skated through and learned next to nothing.
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u/PolyamorousPlatypus May 30 '17
Adderall was my only savior.