So asynchronous learning has a name. I was never as bright as these kids. I am older now in my 30s, and my life has played out so I kept on looking for a role model, and I met the first when I was 31. Now I know that I should have taken my option to do a PhD in a proper university, which I declined years back for financial reasons, and worked on some random research topic in a different school. Quite late now.

I have a close family member who is brighter than me. His family chose to not send him to gifted elementary school despite my objections. He is the top student in a gifted highschool now, and will be going to college next year at age 17.. and has been bored and semi-depressed for the last two years as far as I can tell.

My advice to him is to get in a major school and take it from there. I'm sure that's not hard for him. I feel like I should be able to suggest more but aside from life advice, I'm at a loss. Any pointers? I live here but he is in a country with barely mediocre support for special kids.