>finish prereq classes with low effort and meh grades
>EM got hard but still managable
>3 chapters into QM and can hardly get through any HW problems without getting stuck and looking up solutions
>cant decide if i need to buckle down and study hard or give up and work as a plumber

seems like many very smart people say anyone can learn this stuff with effort and they werent naturally taleneted, but is this just them trying to come off as humble? is hard science only for genetic elites?