How smart are you?

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
5+5+12=22 ?
no?

10(.5) + 10(.5) + 16(.75) = 22

Correct

 

[Albatross]

Originally posted by: dullard
I'm an idiot. I can't read.

al least you have a high iq :laugh:

 

[TXHokie]

"I am so smart, I am so smart, S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T" - Homer (classic!)

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: dullard
It says 152 which is a bit lower than what other internet tests say. I had my done by a professional in elementary school to qualify for a special once a week program for gifted students. But my school refused to release the scores. I'd like to see what a real test says.

By the way, question #5 had no correct answer as far as I could tell. Unless they are using a really funky definition of "originally".

Yeah, my "132" figure comes from a 3rd grade IQ administered test. I usually get like 10-15 points higher on online tests (and I got a 106 on one!), so I assume they are not quite as accurate.

But, IQ means very, very little in the real world. I have a good job in the software field and make good money. My little brother, who scored a "139" on the same test a few years afer I took it ended up failing out of college and now installs AC units and ductwork. But he's just as happy as I am with the way things are going. *shrug*

Life is 90% about what you make of it, not what you are born with.

 

[FoBoT]

well, overall, you are pretty smart, based on many of your posts on OT
that is why your sn is so funny

 

[jimbob200521]

124

 

[Babbles]

i liek beer

 

[jimbob200521]

Whoops, nm

 

[DaShen]

Internet IQ tests are misleading. They tend to be higher than what they really are.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
But, IQ means very, very little in the real world. I have a good job in the software field and make good money. My little brother, who scored a "139" on the same test a few years afer I took it ended up failing out of college and now installs AC units and ductwork. But he's just as happy as I am with the way things are going. *shrug*

Life is 90% about what you make of it, not what you are born with.

I agree 100%. I've seen some brilliant people do poorly in life. I've seen slower people do very well. I also suspect the internet tests are inflating the numbers. I'd bet that in the real test I was ~140.

Originally posted by: FoBoT
well, overall, you are pretty smart, based on many of your posts on OT
that is why your sn is so funny

At least you aren't rubbing it in. I need to keep my mouth shut sometimes. But I'm willing to take public humiliation too. My alias/avatar are that way on purpose. I'd rather have my posts speak for me than try to hide behind a fancy alias/avatar.

 

[ButterflyHugs]

Originally posted by: dullard
It says 152 which is a bit lower than what other internet tests say. I had my done by a professional in elementary school to qualify for a special once a week program for gifted students. But my school refused to release the scores. I'd like to see what a real test says.

Edit: I'm an idiot. I can't read. Ignore my point on question #5.

I call shens on this test. Not that I don't think that you are a brilliant man Dullard....but we both have the same BS line in our results:

The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you an Intuitive Investigator. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

 

[bubbadu]

129 according to that test.... trying out for Jeopardy today WOOT wish me luck.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

"Your IQ score is 133"

 

[BrianH1]

Brian, your IQ score is 110
The way you think about things makes you a Linguistic Architect. This means you are brilliant when it comes to language and words. You are also very good at understanding things on an abstract level. You are at your best when you put those two skills together to communicate new ideas and see how they fit into different contexts. You understand math and science on a gut level, even if the equations and science don't come as easily. You can use these skills to be a great communicator or to create a masterpiece.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Linguistic Architect? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Linguistic Architect. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: ButterflyHugs
I call shens on this test. Not that I don't think that you are a brilliant man Dullard....but we both have the same BS line in our results:

The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you an Intuitive Investigator. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

As said in the post above yours, I suspect my IQ is lower than what the test says. I cannot comment on the distribution of scores though as I have no data to base it on. I lucked out on this test though. It doesn't score spelling. If it did, the IQ would plummet. I can't spell for the life of me. I also can't remember names. I could tell you the location on the page and probably the page number within a few pages of any bit of information I ever read in any book (this ability made open book tests a piece of cake), but I couldn't tell you the name of the book or the author for any book I've ever read. IQ isn't everything you need.

 

[ruffilb]

3.

BILLION.

 

[tweakmm]

Smart enough to know that IQ is not the only basis for intelligence and knowledgeable enough to know that online IQ tests are bunk.

 

[interchange]

I've taken that test before and got the results and not missed any. It's easier than any other IQ test I've taken, though it's been years since I took an official one. I'm in the 140-150 range generally.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
But, IQ means very, very little in the real world. I have a good job in the software field and make good money. My little brother, who scored a "139" on the same test a few years afer I took it ended up failing out of college and now installs AC units and ductwork. But he's just as happy as I am with the way things are going. *shrug*

Life is 90% about what you make of it, not what you are born with.

I agree 100%. I've seen some brilliant people do poorly in life. I've seen slower people do very well. I also suspect the internet tests are inflating the numbers. I'd bet that in the real test I was ~140.

Real test in High School was ~147. That being said, my sister was always a better student than me, yet according to my parents and my sister, I am smarter than her. Who knows... she made straight A's all till college. Then in college made I think one or two B's (pre-med BioChemstry). Then graduated Summa Cum Laude in grad school (She would have probably been valedictorian except she got incredibly sick and took the test without much preparation). That being said, she was an incredibly hard worker and would study to the point of getting sick sometimes (perfectionist).

Me on the other hand, I would sleep in class and never do homework and just do well on tests. Many times I would write my papers in highschool the day it was due an hour before. That worked pretty well up to my upper division classes in college, where I totally screwed myself and realized how messed up my GPA and work ethic were. I changed a lot of stuff after that.

IQ doens't mean squat in the real world. Work ethic and drive are much more important.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
But, IQ means very, very little in the real world. I have a good job in the software field and make good money. My little brother, who scored a "139" on the same test a few years afer I took it ended up failing out of college and now installs AC units and ductwork. But he's just as happy as I am with the way things are going. *shrug*

Life is 90% about what you make of it, not what you are born with.

I agree 100%. I've seen some brilliant people do poorly in life. I've seen slower people do very well. I also suspect the internet tests are inflating the numbers. I'd bet that in the real test I was ~140.

Real test in High School was ~147. That being said, my sister was always a better student than me, yet according to my parents and my sister, I am smarter than her. Who knows... she made straight A's all till college. Then in college made I think one or two B's (pre-med BioChemstry). Then graduated Summa Cum Laude in grad school (She would have probably been valedictorian except she got incredibly sick and took the test without much preparation). That being said, she was an incredibly hard worker and would study to the point of getting sick sometimes (perfectionist).

Me on the other hand, I would sleep in class and never do homework and just do well on tests. Many times I would write my papers in highschool the day it was due an hour before. That worked pretty well up to my upper division classes in college, where I totally screwed myself and realized how messed up my GPA and work ethic were. I changed a lot of stuff after that.

IQ doens't mean squat in the real world. Work ethic and drive are much more important.

I hope I can absorb your post and apply it to my life. I'm the same way you are. Though my work ethic isn't that bad...

 

[Lonyo]

141

 

[Stuxnet]

148 (standardized)

/epenis

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: DaShen
Me on the other hand, I would sleep in class and never do homework and just do well on tests.

I've seen far too many good people fall down that bad path. They even brag about it on ATOT. I see gleeful posts like "I just skipped class, aced the test, and moved on to the next course". Education isn't about just getting good test scores. Education is about the experience and actually learning while in the course. If you can just skip it and get a good grade, then don't take the class. Spend your time taking classes where you don't know the information. If the class is necessary for your major, then just ask to test out of it and again spend your time in classes where you don't know the information. The end (good grade and a job) is not nearly as important as the process necessary to reach that end.

 

[JohnCU]

uhh my iq a long time ago was 120 but my gpa in EE is 3.25, which means more to me than my IQ test that i haven't taken in years.

 

[Captante]

Depends on the test... I've scored as high as 155 & as low as 128 on the dozen or so tests I've taken, so my best guess is that its somwhere in the middle for what its worth.