To what extend does having a STEM PhD actually correlate with being intelligent? I understand that you need to be smart to get that far, but most of the people from my cohort seem more like autists and workaholics who are very focused on their project, but they dont seem a lot smarter than the people i met in my Bachelor's and Master's programs.



Not gonna toot my horn and say i'm a genius or something, but i expected a bigger jump.

It is a proof of work for positions which require ability to laser focus a complex problem for a long time

>>15376066 (OP)

The trick is that you don't have to be intelligent to do a PhD you just have to be dedicated to the work and study. Intelligence just makes it easier.

>intelligence just makes it easier

Find me one phD person in STEM that's neither a near-autistic savant who wouldn't survive outside academia or a complete imbecile. I'll wait

>>15376066 (OP)

IME there's a significant jump from the average BS student to the average MS student because nobody who struggled during undergrad is going to come back for more, and then a smaller jump from MS to PhD since the choice between those two is usually based on 

1. if you can tolerate not making real money for another few years

2. if you really love a specific topic enough to do a PhD

>>15376066 (OP)

>most of the people from my cohort seem more like autists and workaholics who are very focused on their project, but they dont seem a lot smarter than the people i met in my Bachelor's and Master's programs

Can you guess who else also works at your workplace and was in your programs? You. From their point of view you look exactly the same they do from yours. And to be fair, you must be some type of autist if you went this far without that basic insight.

>t. utter lack of self awareness

Ah yes, there are millions of people in both extremes but not a single one in between. An argument so retarded that it isn't even worth addressing.

Majority of university students just have a good memory and work ethic. That's it. A 100-120 IQ midwit can do this. Critical thinking in any other sphere of life is usually difficult for them. No wonder majority are liberals who can't actually sit down and think without bias.

Average PhD holder has an IQ of like 130. Pretty high but nothing special in the grand scheme of things. Biggest thing separating them from the rest is work ethic.

>tfw wanted to get a PhD but cant because i cant do lab work due to auto-immune disease

Having a PhD in quatiative fields require a certain level of intelligence. the reading materials filter out 99% of the population.
