Can an averagely intelligent hard worker succeed in academic pursuits?
With the proper resources, most of which can be found online or at a local university library, and a bit of dedication, you can learn a lot.
If you're serious, see the policies for non-university affiliated individuals for borrowing books. A lot of them will allow you to use their resources.
It gets a lot of shit here, but Reddit is actually a decent place to find and catalog large amounts of information on any given subject. Avoid the comment sections, and stick to subreddits dedicated to academic topics.
>>427273
>Can an averagely intelligent hard worker succeed in academic pursuits?
No. Neither hard work nor intelligence are related to academic success. Publishing is.
>>427333
Pretty sure both of those attributes correlate at least somewhat with publishing senpai
>>427273
You can learn, but you can't excel and get to a top of a field. Anyone can be an undergraduate, few can contribute anything.
Just my take.
>>427354
But why is that exactly?
>>427369
Because you have to be clever to come up with something new. Anyone can learn and anyone can understand. But can people make things? Im doubtful.
>>427343
>Pretty sure both of those attributes correlate at least somewhat with publishing senpai
You must be a social scientist.
>>427373
Reminds me of Schoppy.
>>427273
The responses you received are not strictly incorrect (there's a talent to academic success- if you define it as filling gaps in a field) but, and I really mean but as a positive real chance for success, if you work hard and interact with your course - both with the lecture group and professor - you WILL be recognized. Professors teach for a reason, to expand minds, they see potential and cultivate it.
>>427404
I thought we were talking about academic pursuits, not making sausages and child minding.
