This is such an important observation. Your student is so lucky to have your assistance and input. Look for a university level honors program. Find majors that require an unbelievable amount of reading, writing, science classes, writing or some combination. The honors students work through the night when everyone else is either partying or sleeping. Yes, you may find a small percentage of those people. I think that may be why someone said it is lonely at the top. But, the gifted person needs a high-level of intellectual stimulation. Also, there are some towns in the United States that are known to have a larger number of intellectuals. Your student will likely be drawn to those places and will want to work in those places anyway. It feels like a tough topic to discuss with just anyone; it is very hard to explain our needs when other people just do not feel that way. Good luck and please do not mind if we do not give too many specifics. This is not an easy discussion to have because people seem to take offense if you suggest that some students are working much harder during their college years than others. It is not about comparison. It is just about meeting different needs.
