It seems as though, in this era, it is best to have a niche. To have something that you are great at and can most likely profit from should you choose/have to. Whether it's technology, the sciences, languages, or anything else, everyone has something.
This is when the nickname "smart kid" is somewhat of a depressant. While growing in public school systems, I've been called "that smart girl" so much that I almost thought that was my name. Truth is: I wasn't smart. I was just able to remember certain things slightly longer than my classmates and I caught on quick, well, unless that's your personal definition for "smart". But being the "smart girl" somehow made me "ok" at everything. I could pass a test if I needed to and complete work.
Thinking about it now, I would have much rather been called the "art girl" or "that science freak", anything but "smart girl". So vague. I can do it all, but I'm not great at anything. The "art girl" goes on to attend art school, the "science freak" pursues a degree in physics, biology, or other. But what happens to the smart girl?
Of course it also comes down to personal interest, what the person ultimately wants to be, but it's too easy to be caught in the rut of just doing it for the best grade, so much so that no sort of passion is formed towards a certain subject or study.
I'm afraid that I'll spend part, if not the majority, of my young adult life figuring out what it is I want, making me feel as though I'm wasting time.
So, what becomes of the "smart" girl?
