/sci/ - Science & Math

Sup /sci/.

I've applied to a plethora of different scientific university courses, including maths, physics, medicine and biology. I am sure that I will get accepted into every one of these studies as my grades are good.

However, I've come to doubt whether or not I actually want to venture into the realm of science. The reason I want to is that I want to contribute something to mankind, something that actually matters.

The reason I'm having doubts is that I'm only slightly above average (some bullshit online IQ tests [this is not a thread for the discussion of the validity of IQ tests, take it somewhere else please] have ranked me between 110 and 125 IQ). It's very demoralizing to know that most people who have made great contributions to science also have incredibly high IQs (mentioning Feynman will not help you make a point), not to mention the fact that there are so many 150+ IQ people who solved differential equations in their sleep when they were 2 years old in all scientific fields.

If I'll have to work my ass of 24/7 and still not have anything significant to show for it, I'd rather just get a more menial job and enjoy other aspects of life more.

My only redeeming quality is that I simply don't give up once I've set my mind to something. Other than that, I am inferior to these people in every way.

Do you think that I should disregard these facts and still go for it? Do you think I'll have any chance of contributing with anything important at all, despite being so stupendously inferior to all my future peers?

Just for the record, I am not seeking sympathy or anything of the like, I am just interested in hearing your opinions on whether or not achieving my goal is realistically feasible.

Picture unrelated; electron microscope image of a Tardigrade (Water Bear).