Recognize that if certain meta-skills are being specifically taught in elementary where you are, you WILL need to after-school those things (note-taking, organizational skills, etc.) because GT kids only seem to learn those things once they NEED to learn them, often middle school (or later with higher LOG).
You definitely need them working world, but I don't think that you need note taking and skills to get through undergrad or law school, because those two things generally involve tests and you can just cram for them two days before the exam.
