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To: Dayuhan who wrote (34550)	4/12/1999 6:14:00 PM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It seems your personal experience with self dicipline (dropping out of every college you attended despite having very high SAT's), has colored your solution for others. I'd guess you probably responded best to individual attention, small classes and suffered from not having someone who nurtured your work habits. Others, with less fortunate native abilities, had to learn early to rely on what you were perhaps able to avoid. Many talented students initially escape the the need of self discipline until they find themselves over their heads in work load. Then, even high IQ scores, a creative temperament or great SAT's don't help. Its especially difficult for them to come to grips with time managment, doing all the work required, and not being able to talk their way clear. A friend's classmate at Stanford had 800 math and verbal SAT's. He dropped out in total confusion after three months, not becasue the work was too hard but because he didn't know the routines of work.