I often look at the profiles of them, and see just how privileged they are. One person made MOP for mathematics, got two gold medals at the IOI, a spot on the USAPhO team, two-time TMEA All-State band, and attends Harvard as a CS and Math double major and a CS masters student.
He went to a school full of TMEA All-Staters in Plano, TX, so of course he got into TMEA All-State due to the exposure of the talent. That school has a history of having multiple people doing very well at the science olympiads and scientific research. My schools weren't great at all.
And you have the case of Luke Robitaille who has been homeschooled since first grade. Never went to a public school. Plays chess, and got up to 1600 rating at around that age. I don't really know what I was missing to be so invested in mathematics like Robitaille. I could have been homeschooled, but then that probably wouldn't have benefited me since I was so lazy.
Last edited by HighIQ; 03/14/21 06:18 PM.
