I don't think I'll ever be smart enough
I constantly have this feeling that I'm not smart enough, and that I'll never be smart enough to be happy with myself.
I'm not dumb--I know that. I made a 1560 on the SAT. It's not an esteem problem either--I think the previous sentence shows that.
But I know that there is so much that I don't know, and that my career options are limited because of it. For example, I can't go and be a quant--I barely know how to do a linear regression in Python. It's something I think I'd want to do as I've been a bit disillusioned with how assumptions and decisions are made in finance. But I just don't have the math skills or the coding skills to go and do something great like that. They're so smart! I doubt I could do a computer science PhD either--I just don't have the math skills. Linear algebra went in one ear and out the other, as did calculus. Econometrics is the only math-like class that stuck with me, and that's just because the computer runs the regressions for you.
It makes the IB internship I got look less and less appealing. Sure, the grass is always greener, but this is something deeper I think. It makes me feel lost.
What do I do?
Bro what? Just accept that there will be people smarter than you. Unless you're like Terence Tao this is true for everyone. Instead of focusing what you can't change (your intelligence), just work harder
who would win - Terence Tao or Terence Teo
Torence Teo fs
Natural intelligence matters to an extent, but you might be underestimating how much hard work brings to the equation. In any case, you won’t know unless you try - ruminating over things you can’t change will get you nowhere.
Thanks for the heads up.
Okay so you're not good at maths? Don't do maths shit then?
Guess what, you also can't shoot threes like Steph Curry. You can't golf like tiger. You can't fly a plane probably. You can't do groundbreaking scientific research. You don't know how to build a bridge. Newsflash, we all have things we're good at and not good at. The scientist fighting cancer or even the janitor at a high school or Steph Curry isn't necessarily any less smart just because they can't do linear algebra and be a quant.
Most people are not good at most things. They just find something they enjoy and has (somewhat) of a future.
Finance is a large field, and most people I know in this field are not good with numbers and can't code a single line.
Bummer
You don't need to be very smart to do IB. Being somewhat above average should suffice.
Doing a linear regression in python / r is very easily. Probably 2-3 lines max. The hard part is actually understanding the regression and how you can adjust the equation to fit the assumptions/ your thesis better.
I’m pretty dumb ( never got an A in college math above Calculus 2.) Got B+ in all stats classes but I really tried to learn the content. Grades do matter but if you really understand, there is no limit
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