Is that what concerned you the whole time? Hahaha noo, that's not how I RP. I don't like playing that kind of character. My plan is to have her be the weakest. She'll use her memory and quick learning in immediate situations and definitely to help her learn and grow, but she doesn't have a super great potential.
In terms of tense, we don't all have to post the same. Whatever tense you're more comfortable writing in, as long as we can all understand eachother.