The study:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016028962200023X
The stated purpose:
we investigated whether individuals with IQs ≤ 90 who completed college experienced the same social and economic benefits higher-IQ college graduates did.
The hilarious accidental money shot:
Although most individuals with IQs ≤ 90 did not have a college degree, the rate at which they completed college had increased approximately 6-fold in men and 10-fold in women relative to rates in the previous generation.
So the researchers were trying to instill confidence in their sample size, but they inadvertent revealed what most of us have suspected for years: colleges are rubber stamping degrees for stupid people in general and stupid women in particular.
Given average white IQ is ten points higher than 90 while average black IQ is five points lower, it’s probably safe to assume that most of these cognitively challenged college grads are black women a.k.a. the most insufferable and belligerent demographic on the planet.
We’re fast tracking literal retards into positions of authority and influence because muh racism. Bodes well!
I wonder where I fit into this...
I've never done an IQ test, but I don't think I'm... "Dumb", as such.
But I'm abysmal at college. I can ace exams (if I study enough), and I can ace in-class tests (sometimes) without studying, but all the bullshit around assignments, referencing "properly", the ins and outs of research, group work, attendance, lab reports - I fucking suck at that shit...
No matter how hard I try, I'm just... Not motivated by/for it, and I can't seem to get much better.
Which, as you point out, kind of sucks when you realise that the idiots you are surrounded by are doing so much better than you are...
Maybe I'm just stupid (though I did well at school without trying, not that this means anything), or maybe... There's more to it than that.
Doesn't feel good at all, though. I'll admit to that much...
Intelligence is one thing, discipline(and time management) is another.
While I've a few regrets about college, the one thing I don't regret is having to force myself to effectively manage my time and effort in a disciplined fashion to get the level of grades I was aiming for.
Turns out, I could get alot of stuff done just by keeping to a very strict schedule and forcing myself to get shit done.