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I had a difficulty with High school. It took me 6 years to “pass”. I think they got tired of having me there. Since I have a low tolerance for idiots and the school was full of them, I didn’t listen too closely in class. With the exception of a couple teachers, none of them really had my attention. 1.1 GPA was still passing.
College was completely different. I got my First Bachelors in 2 years, by testing out of most of the boring stuff. I got the second one a year later, because it was very closely related to the first (Physics and Mathematics). I got my PhD in Computer Science, which I use all the time in my work.
Homework was fun for me, because I like solving problems and puzzles. Each question was a different puzzle, so time stopped while I was doing homework. Projects would get done WAY too fast, and so I always added things to the project to make it better. I did that, just so I could maintain that thrill of working on something fun. I ended up with a very high GPA and T/A several classes.
I was diagnosed with Autism in the beginning of this year, which explained why I can get so focused on one thing or a family of related things. The secret to my success in school, was to remain interested in the subject, surround myself with really smart professors, who liked to teach. The rest was just a matter of remembering to turn in homework.
I am going to retire very soon and get another PhD. Probably something fun like Geology or Chemistry. I would rather do that, than play cribbage with the old folks. I may even teach at a community college, looking out for ADD students and giving them the help, some of my teachers gave me.
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