3. He Was Ultimately A Bit Of A Slacker
From the first moment we meet Wesley Crusher we're told he's a genius, and not long after being told how smart he is the kid would prove it by saving the day. With a resume that features saving an entire starship and its crew multiple times plus being awarded an Ensign ranking without ever actually attending Starfleet Academy, it would not be out of line to think that Wesley was destined to breeze through the Academy, graduate early and be valedictorian or whatever the top cadet is designated. Boy, would anyone with that notion be wrong. Our boy Wesley didn't even make it into Starfleet Academy initially because of low test scores. Low test scores!!! This kid was manipulating warp fields at 16 but he couldn't pass the same entry test that a bonehead like Nog was able to ace? WTF? Wesley was finally able to get into the Academy but he would ultimately screw up again by covering up an accident that killed a fellow cadet, an action that cost him all of his credits and made him have to start all over again as a first year cadet. Then he just zipped off to another plane of reality with that weird Traveler dude and never graduated. My theory is that The Traveler was Wesley's weed man and the two of them checked out of the rat race to live life as a couple of pot heads. An abundance of marijuana use is the only way to explain Wesley's sudden downturn into mediocrity.