On: Many gifted children fail academically

[nostrademons]

MIT is free if your parents make less than $75k/year.

[jgg → nostrademons]

If I had known that, I would have actually tried in highschool.

[nostrademons → jgg]

That's why I'm trying to spread the word. :-)

[cracki → nostrademons]

and if you like to compete in something that lets less than 10% win (prize = admission).

[sokoloff → cracki]

Right, because if you happen to not get into MIT, all of your high school preparatory effort was entirely wasted. (MIT alum here, but there's nothing all that singularly unique about MIT in my book. I'm glad I was able to go, but I also realize (claim?) that most people who would be successful at MIT will be successful wherever they go, and that MIT is likely a rounding error in their success. MIT doesn't turn lead applicants into gold graduates.)