Actually, I’ve looked at the data here, and I’d say to pick math skills. Professors at top-25 departments in mathematical sciences who took SATs at age 12 scored, at that time, 3.75 SD above the mean, which is FAR above the threshold for entry to any scientific field even at the PhD level (and there’s some regression from SAT scores at age 12 to math ability making the correlation even more impressive).
Actually, I’ve looked at the data here, and I’d say to pick math skills. Professors at top-25 departments in mathematical sciences who took SATs at age 12 scored, at that time, 3.75 SD above the mean, which is FAR above the threshold for entry to any scientific field even at the PhD level (and there’s some regression from SAT scores at age 12 to math ability making the correlation even more impressive).