>
>
> What's that supposed to mean? There is no smart or stupid, it's just
> how much you study. Your mark is directly proportional to how many
> hour you spend studying and understanding your course.
>
> There are complete noobs in my class getting 95% because they do
> nothing else but study. On the other hand, there are some people
> getting a 60% but could be getting a 95% only because they have never
> opened their textbook. That's how it is...
>

There is definitely a point in most programs of advanced study when that
becomes patently untrue. For myself, it was a course in Topology when I was
pursuing my BA in Math a few years ago - I just couldn't wrap my head around
it, no matter how hard I tried (of course I didn't study as hard as I should
have at the beginning of the semester so I fell behind and had to catch up,
which was difficult, but nonetheless).

Especially in Math, Sciences, Engineering... there will be people (not
necessarily yourself, of course) that will not be able to pass certain
classes no matter how hard they study. And that's not even implying that
those people aren't smart enough - some people's brains simply don't work
that way that they can easily understand certain subject matters, while
they're perfectly competent in others.

So when you get to University, I'm sure you will find at least one class
where you struggle, while someone else will pass with a minimal amount of
effort. That's just what happens.
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