We Asked I-95 Listeners: Is Your Older Sibling The Smarter One?

JStew & Cori here... According to Science (a new study out by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the University of Sydney in Australia) the first born child is usually the smartest & most successful child in the family. Do you agree?

JStew: My sister and I could probably debate this point all day, but the reality is, we're two different people, with two very different paths in life. My sister went to college, became a teacher, has a couple Master's degrees, etc... I all but failed out of college, and pretty much hit the road as a professional musician for years. Then I settled into working in restaurants, and even owned a couple. Likely, both of us would say the other one made better, well better-ish choices. Hahahaha. Trust me, she comments below.

Cori: As a parent of 4, I will say that its true that there's obviously more time and attention paid to the first born than each subsequent sibling that comes along. As parents I think we just kind of go from nurture mode to survival mode (because we're outnumbered by littles!) That may translate, in some way, to success/confidence, but I'm no scientist!  Being the eldest of 4 myself, I'm not sure if I'd say I was the most successful in the outward sense. My 3 younger siblings went further than I did in school (granted, I was on track to graduate college early, having graduated High School early. But I chose getting on-the-job training over finishing my studies, so technically, I'm a drop-out--but it was a calculated move, not one I made because of lack of smarts.) They all probably make more money than I do, and live in better houses. But I have more children than they all do, and I've learned to weigh my value in kid-hugs rather than dollars, so I am definitely the most successful by that measure! Ha, so there. Take that you guys!

Here's a peek at your answers too. Just don't let your siblings read them. Too late in JStew's case.....