Originally Posted by psychology student
Don't kid yourself? Your stupid and naive. I'm smarter than you, don't worry.
University is a good way as they look at your whole academic performance, you just haven't got to that stage yet. Tell me what uni are you thinking of applying to?
And yes I am 18.
No it's not a good one. Academics aren't a good way to measure intelligence. Although they generally follow the pattern of intelligence, they are still bad. Edison, for example, was considered so stupid that he was kicked out of school, while he was a genius.
I don't kid or flatter myself, and I'm far less naive than most people my age or even your age even though I am still naive. I don't worry about you being smarter than me. Even though you should, you obviously aren't unless you are playing as dumb as you could possibly be. I'm reading Shakespeare's Twelfth Night right now, and the fool is considered a genius because of how he is able to play a fool so well. The logic behind it is that one has to be very wise to be able to be a good fool. I don't think that that is your case though. I see you as just being a fool, because this fool is able to intelligently joke and be foolish, while you just make a fool of yourself. There is a difference.
As for what colleges do I want to go to, the main one that I want to go to is Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Aside from it being a very good college, it is perfect for me because:
-It's extremely small, and I don't want to go to a big college. I'm sick of big schools.
-It's in Texas, and only a couple hours from home. Location is a major thing for me because I don't want to go off to college thousands of miles away. While I hate my city, I don't want to end up completely removed.
-It's only 20-30 minutes away from Austin. Austin is my favorite place to go to. It's super fun and alive, and there's always something to do. Great, cutting edge music (yes, there's good music that's recent there!) This way I can be in a small community, but still be very close to a big city.
-It's a liberal arts college. Since I don't really have a very good idea about what I want to do, these colleges are designed to put people very well rounded, so you can go into many different fields if you want to. Also, it's a good college for classes like philosophy and psychology which I will probably have one major and minor in one or the other of those. It also connects to a separate music college thing for its music classes, which is awesome!
-I don't really need to go to Harvard, Yale, Oxford, or other ivy leagues. I will still apply to them for shits and giggles, but I don't really care for them or need that. Whatever field I go into, I will be able to be successful with a degree from this college just as well as from an ivy league. I might get a masters if I want to or feel like I need it if I end up going into whatever field (I don't really have much of a clue). Also, I'm actually starting something now, but I can't really talk about it. I might soon post something within the next couple of months though about it if it ends up being successful.
-It's a fairly good college.
There you go. Where do you go?
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