Do you know your IQ

Luvchefmic · Jun 1, 2015

I don't recall ever being tested in school or my kids being tested. Is it common that it is ? Regardless, I have gotten through life with common sense and street smarts that's all I've ever needed. I don't really care what the number would be.

kimblebee · Jun 1, 2015

Sanchez said:
I don't claim to know anyone's purpose. I did say that the claims are baseless. Your claim is without proof and, therefore, baseless. With that said, I am always impressed that so many seem to know their IQ and that so many are exceedingly intelligent.

To answer your question, if your purpose is to impress I think that you would accomplish that with a claim of 138. As I understand the scoring scale, a score of 130 is considered superior (I think that various publishers have different classifications) and that you would be in the top one percent of U.S. citizens. Then again, you are from Canada so perhaps Canadians are much smarter than Americans.

I know mine (or what it was) because I took a psychology course in Grade 11 (21 years ago) and we all took an official test. Granted, I have since been diagnosed with MS and have more than a few lesions so I'm sure I have lost a few points due to that.

Do you feel better now? I hope so.

Aladora · Jun 1, 2015

Luvchefmic said:
I don't recall ever being tested in school or my kids being tested. Is it common that it is ?

I'm not sure how common it is these days but back when I was in grade 4 they tested everyone in that grade in the city I lived in. Top 1% was offered a place in an English enrichment class (the term for a gifted class back then) and the top 0.5% a place in a French enrichment class. This was back in the early 80's and my son who is in grade 4 has not been tested so I don't know if they do this anymore.

RDR_BU · Jun 1, 2015

I have never had my IQ tested. But I am at awesome at answering the bonus round on Wheel of Fortune! Does that mean I am wicked smart or super boring, or maybe both? :bored:

DisneyLuver2013 · Jun 1, 2015

Yep, my IQ is 185. I'd say I'm above average... :teacher:

What? You tell me the score range only goes up to 175? Well shoot...

No, I've never had my IQ tested. :rolleyes1

Under the Library · Jun 1, 2015

No, I never had it tested. The ultra small school I attended, 200ish students 3K-12th grade, didn't have any options other than the regular classes. No gifted or otherwise. I didn't realize that many schools did test for it.

Soldier's*Sweeties · Jun 1, 2015

I doubt mine is as high as I'd like to think :laughing:

Kathryn Merteuil · Jun 1, 2015

We were tested in school... it was like the Monday after prom when we were tested. My score was comparable to that of Forest Gump.

IDoDis · Jun 2, 2015

IQ tests are really expensive. School districts won't test over and over unless there is an underlying concern. Each time a person is tested, the diagnostician or psychologist has to use a different test from a different company. Private testing here has a minimum 6 month waitlist and costs between $1500-$2300 depending on the age of the person. The test (consisting of many sub-tests) is not given in a room with others testing at the same time. Testing happens 1:1 and takes several hours. Just to give a perspective, someone with an IQ over 130 is in the top 2% (98th percentile). An IQ of 138 is in the 99.5 percentile meaning only .5 people in the world are more intelligent. An IQ of 145 is in the 99.86 percentile. Online IQ tests are not worth the time it takes to answer the easy questions. Everyone who takes these has an IQ between 125 and 160 or higher. :rolleyes:

I've seen IQ results be quite different on the same child. One of my own children tested above 130, but because of what I know about the tests, I question the validity of the results at times.

Sparkly · Jun 2, 2015

All I know is that I am so smart. S-M-R-T smart!

Buzz-Light-Beer · Jun 2, 2015

No I have never been tested, but I imagine I am of average intelligence.

Colleen27 · Jun 2, 2015

I do know mine, and while it isn't something I tend to share I do like to use it to illustrate a point to my kids - IQ doesn't matter nearly as much as personality, motivation, and choices in life. It isn't as though being very smart is a free ride or that being below average is a life sentence of mediocrity.

I sort of hope my kids never know theirs. So far (at 17, 13, and 6) none have been tested. I don't think knowing mine has done me any good, and I think a lot of the (unrealistic IMO) expectations I dealt with as a teen were directly related to my mother and others in my life knowing my "number" and thinking it should dictate my life's path.

topolino · Jun 2, 2015

I graduated with the highest temperature in my class. (There was a terrible flu-bug going around that year).

worm761 · Jun 2, 2015

midnightlouise said:
Was anything in that statement fallacious? No. Perhaps I should have made it more general; however, the essential meaning remains: anyone can make up whatever they want, if you knew the person in real life, you'd know whether or not their claims were true, and finally, it would be hard to fake your IQ in real life- whatever it happens to be.

I would imagine that I am of normal intelligence/IQ. I've never been tested though.

As for the bolded above...I know 2 people with above average IQ and you'd never imagine it. My sister was tested in high school and had an above average IQ. Not genius level but well above average. She never did anything though. She's uneducated and sounds it. She dropped out of high school and didn't bother with a GED until a few years ago. She uses words like worsh (wash), worter (water), tile-it (toilet). :scared:

Now, my son's was tested at 8. It was part of the diagnosis process for his Asperger's. It took hours and several visits. He was also tested by the school because they were trying to get him into the gifted program. Unfortunately he was done being tested and refused to answer (there was a drawing portion where he did the absolute minimum) and then he asked how many he could miss and pass. The counselor told him so he selectively missed every few. To say he frustrated his school counselor is an understatement. He has a genius IQ and at 19 is taking lazy to a completely new level. The kids is driving me nuts. But if you spoke to him or observed him you'd never know how high is IQ is.

unhinged · Jun 2, 2015

IDoDis said:
The theory is that IQ doesn't change, but I've seen the scores change. I've seen students not test at the requirement to get into the gifted program (IQ of 130), and then parents and/or teacher push for the test again one or two years later and the students qualify with the IQ changing by more than 10 points (went from 121 to 131 IQ). On the other end of the spectrum, another student was tested and his IQ came out at 83 which is in the low-average range. The requirement for an Intellectual Disability is an IQ of 70 or below. 18 months later his parents had him tested privately and his IQ was 60. So the district retested him again 6 months after that and his IQ was 55. The district had to use a different test. The testing validity allows for a +- of 3 points in either direction. I've seen this happen many times when kids don't qualify on either end and then later they do.

My daughter, who has Down syndrome, so was tested every three years with all the standardized IQ tests, has had results ranging between a low of 45 to a high of 85. It all depended on how she tested that particular day. We believe she is functioning in the mid 70's as that was the most consistent and fits what she does in real life. Although the 45 is great for qualifying for more services.

My mother is a child psychologist, so I not only know my IQ, but she has tested all my children, so I know theirs as well.

DIS_MERI · Jun 2, 2015

I never took an official test, but apparently you can use your SAT (at least the pre-1996 one) and GRE scores to estimate:

http://www.braingle.com/mind/iq/con...0&satv=710&grev=&greq=&calculate=Calculate+IQ

unhinged · Jun 2, 2015

IDoDis said:
IQ tests are really expensive. School districts won't test over and over unless there is an underlying concern. Each time a person is tested, the diagnostician or psychologist has to use a different test from a different company. Private testing here has a minimum 6 month waitlist and costs between $1500-$2300 depending on the age of the person. The test (consisting of many sub-tests) is not given in a room with others testing at the same time. Testing happens 1:1 and takes several hours. Just to give a perspective, someone with an IQ over 130 is in the top 2% (98th percentile). An IQ of 138 is in the 99.5 percentile meaning only .5 people in the world are more intelligent. An IQ of 145 is in the 99.86 percentile. Online IQ tests are not worth the time it takes to answer the easy questions. Everyone who takes these has an IQ between 125 and 160 or higher. I've seen IQ results be quite different on the same child. One of my own children tested above 130, but because of what I know about the tests, I question the validity of the results at times.

Exactly. If you took a test in school and it was a group test, that was not an actual IQ test just a general assessment. Standardized tests take several hours and have many sub tests.

My mother's practice was largely made up of testing children who missed the gifted class by a few points on the assessment. She would administer a standardized test such as the Stanford-Binet and also some other tests.

BSmithington · Jun 2, 2015

The only number that matters is the 000 in your bank account. 8 figures, what's up. CREAM.

Rhombus · Jun 2, 2015

minnie mum said:
Yes. But I wonder if our IQ actually increases with age. When my kids were in their teens, I was assured on a fairly regular basis that I didn't know ANYTHING!!!! and couldn't possibly understand anything either!!!!. Ten years later they are coming to me for advice on everything from childrearing to retirement planning and real estate. Huh.

Isn't it amazing how much smarter parents get between the time their teens are 15 and 25?

Handbag Lady · Jun 2, 2015

I never knew my IQ. I was tested when I was a child but my mother refused to let me know the results. I picked up, from overhearing conversations, that they thought I was much smarter than what was showed on the test results. I hate tests and I really hate competition, so I am assuming that had something to do with the results.

I think I am just average.

I really wish I knew what it was but I have no idea where to find out now.

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