Many kids in this IQ range often also have a photogenic memory. This helps them do pretty good academically in many tests. There is obviously more than just gre

Many kids in this IQ range often also have a photogenic memory. This helps them do pretty good academically in many tests. There is obviously more than just great memory in excelling at tests but relatively kids who have entire book searchable at high speed in front of them have a tremendous advantage in a setup that at least used to exist decades ago. Eventually, many of these kids end up in Ph.D. programs because excelling and competing with their natural gift of high-speed high-volume memory pushes them forward. This then usually leads to fairly satisfactory lifestyle despite other issues. I'm wondering how good you considered yourself in memory and retention? If so, did this allowed you to excel at academic tests?