Post #16 Smartest Person

The person I chose as the smartest person I know is Rishabh Mishra. Originally I was going to choose Mr. Farmer because Mr. Loiselle raved about how he was the smartest person he knew, but I do not know him personally like I do Rishabh. Rishabh is a very well-rounded person. He has a very very high level intelligence as demonstrated by his full time PSEO work at the University of Minnesota, high excellence in science and engineering as well as scoring a thirty-six on his ACT. From what appears to be a nerd of a high schooler, he is actually not lacking in a social ability either. When I first met Rishabh freshman year of high school, I was taken aback by his high intelligence and what seemed awkward at first, way of making conversation with people. But as I got to know him, I found him to be the most engaging person. He has the ability to begin a conversation with anyone, whether he just met them or has known them since the first grade. He is involved in numerous clubs and organizations which require personal skills, such as Youth in Government. Rishabhh possess great personality traits as well, such as being punctual and always presenting himself well in the presence of others.

I believe Rishabhh to fit under the category of general intelligence. Although he possesses a high IQ, he doesn't fit under the triarchic model because his creativity is not up to par, say against my own. At the University of Minnesota he is taking an entry level art class, and even he can admit the pieces look as though a fifth grader created the art. It could not multiple intelligence either, because his intelligence does not deal with music or something other than academics. He is an all around smart guy with the social skills of any extravert therefore he fits into the general intelligence category. Rishabh just has an overall more effective and efficient brain than others, as stated in the text book allowing for him to succeed academically while still being able to interact with others socially on a basic level.