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Atman

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10. I took the test in 11th grade.

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 11:45 PM

Oct 2017

My guidance counselor used it to tell me how I "wasn't living up to my potential." He knew I was capable — my test results proved it. He said he couldn't tell me the actual test score because when people find out it can screw them up and alter their trajectory. "But let's just say it is somewhere above 140." I had no idea what that meant, and I didn't care.

I'm 58 now. This DU post may well be the first time I've ever told that little story.

All I know is that no intelligent person would ever brag about how intelligent they are. But Trump would.

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Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2017 OP

That is my own experience with family madaboutharry Oct 2017 #1

145 ain't nothin' defacto7 Oct 2017 #2

I had the second highest IQ ever measured SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #5

I know what you did there! defacto7 Oct 2017 #7

My brothers and I took them in school. The results were given to our parents. AJT Oct 2017 #3

It amazes me that IQ is still a thing. Girard442 Oct 2017 #4

Look into Gardner's Intelligences. murielm99 Oct 2017 #6

Trump is dyslexic without the empathy capacity and big picture. He does applegrove Oct 2017 #8

I have never heard highly intelligent people murielm99 Oct 2017 #9

I took the test in 11th grade. Atman Oct 2017 #10

"wasn't living up to my potential" Story of my schooling. Thor_MN Oct 2017 #13

Trump couldn't possibly take an IQ test PJMcK Oct 2017 #11

It is possible that The Con once scored over 145 on an IQ test. I suspect that in addition to Nitram Oct 2017 #12

IQ is mental age / chronological age * 100 Thor_MN Oct 2017 #14