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>Be me
>Be 18yo
>Dream of becoming a mathematician
>Get good enough grades to be accepted in my university of choice
>Have tried to get into olympiad shit and I could not really understand it
>Probably have low or average IQ but never got tested irl
Is there a chance I could become successful if i try hard in uni? How do I raise my IQ anons?

>> No.10852299

>>10852287
stop falling for the IQ meme and do some hard work studying. most of the successful people in my uni are just students who keep a nice studying schedule
you can do it anon

>> No.10852774

>>10852287
>Have tried to get into olympiad shit and I could not really understand it
Don't worry about this. Olympiad mathematics is not representative of problems you'll encounter as an undergrad or mathematician.

I'm sure there are plenty of mathematicians who are poor Olympiad writers.

>> No.10853125

>>10852287
>be me
>can't build muscle
try this and you'll know true suffering

>> No.10853203

>>10852299
This. I go to top university where many of my peers can easily blow me out of the water. However, I've been able to keep up with them because I work really hard and have a good study schedule.

>> No.10853255

>>10852287
Try reading some books on Math, that's the best way to improve and the best way to find out if becoming a mathematician is a reasonable goal.

>> No.10854009

>>10852287
>how do i raise my iq
you can’t

>>10852299
cope

>> No.10854589

>>10852287
Nothing in your undergrad will require high IQ, just hard work.

>> No.10854602

>>10854589
Yeah anyone can pass a differential geometry class anon :)

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10854605

>another iq thead

>> No.10854650

A math career is to math Olympiads what a leather jacket is to getting laid. Some guys who get laid have cool jackets but it's not apriori much related.

>> No.10854684
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10854684

>to be succesful at math you have to have high IQ

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10854692

It just means there's holes in your mathematical knowledge base. I used to think the olympiad was for geniuses only.

Protip: it's not. The solutions to all of the olympiad problems I have attempted used mathematical ideas that can be easily learned in school (e.g. obscure algebraic identities).

You just have to study more, and also be creative. Creativity in mathematics is criminally underrated imo. Good luck anon, and don't listen to any of the >cope idiots on this board.

Hopefully in your adventure you will find mathematics to be so enjoyable that the IQ meme doesn't bother you anymore.

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10855306

>another IQ thread

>> No.10855673

>>10852287
How much would you pay for a website that teaches how to answer Olympiad style questions?

>> No.10856155

>>10855673
Never payed for a website but I've borrowed a book from my math teacher. Should I start training for olympiad style problems even though I'm not going to be able to participate in math competitions any more?

>> No.10856234

>>10852287
> Have tried to get into olympiad shit
Even the best of the best find that hard.

>> No.10856507

>System with static rules that doesn't require you to use any abstract thinking
>Anon thinks he needs a high iQ to understand it

Just learn it already for crying out loud.

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10856534

>>10856507

Are you talking about math or Olympiads? Because only CS fags and engies are delusion enough to think math is static and non-abstract.

>> No.10856699

You have to train to do olympiad questions no matter how smart you are

>> No.10856700

>>10853255
Are there any basic intro books? Can you name one? I wanna be spoonfed

>> No.10856898

>>10852287
You won't make it. The reason is because you're an IQ obsessed frogposter.

>> No.10856900

>>10854602
This is actually true. If you can understand basic linear algebra and the notion of a diffeomorphism, you're good. Honestly everything past that is just fancy extensions of the same concepts.

>> No.10856905

>>10852287
brain development continues until around 25 and its harder for you to understand abstract things than older people.

>> No.10856908

>>10854605
these posts has become more annoying than IQ threads tbqh

>> No.10856933

>>10852299
>>10853203
Post examples of good study schedules.

>> No.10856956
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10856956

>>10852287
I turned down an offer to be a research associate with a pretty well known professor to work in a financial institution. I'm making a lot of money - much more than I'll ever make in academia - but it's soul draining here. What do?

>> No.10857352

>>10856956
Look for another opportunity like that and save up money I guess

>> No.10857364

>>10856956
You could
>look for something else that pays equally well or around the same pay range and teach on the side
Or
>suck it up for a few years and save and invest as much as you can, then leave to do what you like

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>>10856933
true, but somebody with higher IQ will be able to learn faster and connect the subject with others, ask more questions and strengthen his connections between his neurons.i am not saying people with average IQ can not master certain subjects,no, they will just have to work much harder.good luck anon,dont give up, sleep enough and keep a well structured study schedule, you are able to do it.