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LadyHawkAZ

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59. We didn't do IQ tests

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 07:30 PM

Oct 2012

but we did do SAT testing every year, and without fail every teacher trumpeted how smart I was. I started testing post-high school in every subject except math in the 3rd grade. I don't remember their being a difference between the genders- EVERYONE hated me. And then they skipped me up a grade from 6th to 7th- because of my birthdate I was already the youngest kid in my class, so when I skipped up I was almost two years younger than my classmates. It didn't get better. It got worse.

I was waiting in line bright and early for the first scheduled proficiency exam after my 16th birthday. As soon as I got the call to let me know I had passed, I phoned the school, told them I was done and never went back. I never even picked up my certificate or returned my books. "Best years of my life" my ass.

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Meet the schoolgirl, 12, who has an IQ of 162... [View all] madmom Oct 2012 OP

162 isn't so much cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #1

It's dang high! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #5

Agreed. I'm at 150 and one of my young friends clocks in at 182. TalkingDog Oct 2012 #26

Depends on the test. renie408 Oct 2012 #46

And it is relative to age. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #31

Precisely. I tested to 165 when I was six, and trust me, I wound up reasonably bright, but ... 11 Bravo Oct 2012 #70

Depends on the scale... it's high on the Weschler Index, IIRC, gkhouston Oct 2012 #76

That's four standard deviations above normal. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #2

Someone with an IQ of 162 would tell you that it is cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #3

Silly smart person. dawg Oct 2012 #6

That's the honest truth. hifiguy Oct 2012 #25

Ouch Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #72

Sometimes I feel that my intelligence is more socially disabling than my Asperger's. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #74

It's both probably, I'd guess Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #80

Well, I'm one of those extroverted autistics. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #84

Most of the time, it just gets in the way Warpy Oct 2012 #7

Particularly if you are female. I had a great deal of trouble in middle school when msanthrope Oct 2012 #19

That's for sure. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #36

Dumbing Down distantearlywarning Oct 2012 #63

That must have been a different era than when I was in school ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #53

+1. My parents know what my IQ is, as did my eldest sister who overheard them. gkhouston Oct 2012 #77

We didn't do IQ tests LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #59

Similar thing happened to me in 3rd grade distantearlywarning Oct 2012 #62

My IQ was never tested but I'm familiar with that experience of being called out by teachers. yardwork Oct 2012 #71

Precisely. Just hang on until college. You will be rewarded for your patience. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #78

Graduate school is like moving from a big pond to a puddle distantearlywarning Oct 2012 #79

That would be my personal experience. renie408 Oct 2012 #47

could not agree more!! nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #82

1 in 3,406 here (or 1 in 8,137 if you look at the 15th vs 16th SD %) magical thyme Oct 2012 #17

Mine changed by 12 points when my dyslexia was accounted for. Not that it mattered much---once you msanthrope Oct 2012 #18

blood sugar, happiness quotient, smart people around me magical thyme Oct 2012 #20

Raw IQ doesn't mean all that much. MadrasT Oct 2012 #4

I had a teacher once who agreed. She thought the ZQ was more important... KansDem Oct 2012 #32

See chart: WinkyDink Oct 2012 #8

not according to this: HiPointDem Oct 2012 #9

she seems both really intelligent and really humble and down-to-earth LanternWaste Oct 2012 #10

High Childhood IQ Linked to Subsequent Illicit Drug Use, Research Suggests HiPointDem Oct 2012 #11

I learned very early to hide how much I knew. hobbit709 Oct 2012 #21

Yep, see my post upthread. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #38

I loved weed when I found it at 16. hifiguy Oct 2012 #27

Living proof, right here. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #30

Mmmmmm.... wildeyed Oct 2012 #56

I remember just wanting something to make my brain turn off for awhile LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #61

This society destroys bright people. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #12

Or speling to. RC Oct 2012 #14

Plenty of people with genius-level IQs do just fine with their lives. MineralMan Oct 2012 #15

you don't want to be a pink monkey in a cage of brown ones. hobbit709 Oct 2012 #22

Very good observation.... AnneD Oct 2012 #24

i'd say it destroys dumb smart people. the ones dumb enough to think truth is more important HiPointDem Oct 2012 #23

I'd say it destroy the people that get caught up in the score of a test Johonny Oct 2012 #29

that too. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #33

True to an extent. I'd say it's worse at younger ages in junior high and high school. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #64

Good for her. The publicity, though, won't be MineralMan Oct 2012 #13

I'm impressed. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #16

I'm 187. closeupready Oct 2012 #28

Bwah! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #68

Good for her, but what does that IQ number *really* mean anyway? caraher Oct 2012 #34

My, how smart we all are! madmom Oct 2012 #35

We are Aerows Oct 2012 #42

Statistically, 'we' are. renie408 Oct 2012 #50

Meh. Also, not "brainier" until she accomplishes something. Daemonaquila Oct 2012 #37

IQ for children are notoriously high Nevernose Oct 2012 #39

It is uncommon. People aren't "re-tested." WinkyDink Oct 2012 #69

I was. Nevernose Oct 2012 #83

It's a bell curve. wildeyed Oct 2012 #87

My heart goes out to the poor girl. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #40

149 isn't so bad :) Aerows Oct 2012 #41

I seriously doubt that I.Q. means much of anything. Speck Tater Oct 2012 #43

Being a computer programmer Aerows Oct 2012 #45

My IQ is only 72, but I am good at stacking stuff. Vattel Oct 2012 #44

Oh yeah? Mine ar 60 an eyeeee kin tipe! Whovian Oct 2012 #49

LOL wilsonbooks Oct 2012 #52

Meaningless--unless she does something for the good of mankind with her intellect. Lex Oct 2012 #48

IQ is meaningless, but I hope this attention provides her with opportunites to shine. nt rDigital Oct 2012 #51

And almost as brainy as KamaAina KamaAina Oct 2012 #54

Seriously??? I thought I was smart with an IQ of 135. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #73

135?! KamaAina Oct 2012 #85

Um, what test are they using? wildeyed Oct 2012 #55

I wish her the best revolution breeze Oct 2012 #57

Using WAIS 2 Revised I was superior, son (age 37), was 14th level of ed at 12. n/t bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #58

Very high, but not unusual enough to warrant a special article, IMO distantearlywarning Oct 2012 #60

When she discovers a new theory of gravitation or jimlup Oct 2012 #65

I'm at 182.5 tjwash Oct 2012 #66

Big deal. Mine is 68,455 Throd Oct 2012 #67

Nice but... steve2470 Oct 2012 #75

Mine was 149 in jr. high. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #81

This thread is an unintentional demonstration of just some of the problems with being quicker Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #86