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by credit_guy 3435 days ago
I think "better than the average" is an understatement. I think they do much, much, much better than the average. While not very great IMO performer becomes great researcher (example: a friend of mine with 2 gold medals who didn't finish his Ph.D. because of mental illness), I think that most of them do become good researchers, if they choose a career in research. Of course, many go and join Wall Street or Sillicon Valley, so it's hard to say what their potential could have been.