Well I don't look at Olympiad performance as credential per se -- not in the traditional sense (like admission to an elite school, say). It's only a special ki

Well I don't look at Olympiad performance as credential per se -- not in the traditional sense (like admission to an elite school, say). It's only a special kind of a geek that gets drawn to these competitions during their formative years; typically the kind that doesn't give a shit about "credentials" in the usual sense. In other words, exactly the "bright and humble" type you're looking for.