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.

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>>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.