Originally Posted by ultramarina
Oh, well... I would not equate "mathy" (in my mind, perhaps top 1-2% for math ability) with "likely to pioneer breakthroughs in math"! (What would that be...top .000001%?) Gracious. No, she may not be at the level of the top kids on the math team, but she still might achieve great things in a STEM field--especially if she has great writing skills, which you say she does. (I read a lot of scientific papers...)

Also, remember, she does not have to achieve the extraordinary. wink Perhaps she could be extraordinary in one area, but will turn out to be more interested in something at which she is less extraordinary.

We are all prisoners of our presumptions! I am thinking maybe 99.99 percentile in math ability and passion (for math breakthrough, not pursuing STEM).

And I agree, she doesn't have to be extraordinary but it would be nice. It just seems that so far her passions tend to be in areas where she has greater talent.

Last edited by Quantum2003; 06/09/15 11:20 AM.