How hard is quant?

Hello everyone,

I’m currently a rising sophomore at a target school (HYP) with a 3.7. I’m currently having somewhat of a crisis about what I want to do. I’ve been set on IB since entering, but I’ve been questioning it after starting a WSP accounting course. It’s all just adding and subtracting, and watching the videos irritated me greatly. It was just not stimulating at all. Additionally, I’m doing a PE internship this summer, and while it’s slightly more interesting than the accounting course, it still isn’t super stimulating. Just a lot of going through reports, reading annual reports, learning about industries, etc. I’ve thought about quant, but from what I’ve heard, you have to be a super genius to go into quant. I would consider myself above average in math and with quantitive-type disciplines, but I really don’t feel like I’m any kind of super genius. I just learned how to code this semester and am doing a bit more this summer. 

All of this to say, I don’t know if I’m smart enough for quant and if it would be worth it. It seems like much more stimulating work, but I am just uncertain about what the job demands. Is quant as hard as people say it is? Is it possible to get an offer by working very hard, or are all of the spots taken by insanely talented people who win the international competitions and hackathons? Thank you all so much for your help!