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To: jw777
A long time ago (maybe 17 years now) I was unemployed for an extended period. I had been on a LOT of interviews but I kept getting passed over for more experienced guys. Eventually, I started to feel a little discouraged and I was afraid I was telegraphing that in the interviews so I decided I would do something as an ego booster.

Mensa gives IQ tests to prospective applicants so I took the test and joined.

I never went to a meeting and I've since let my membership lapse because net net it probably cost me potential jobs by irritating interviewers, but I happen to remember what my score was.

Not that it matters, I really don't believe it means much of anything. The most successful people I know aren't a success because they are smart, they are a success because they refuse to have it any other way and simply will not be discouraged... period.

49 posted on 01/26/2006 11:44:56 AM PST by tcostell
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To: tcostell

I had a prof who loved giving students IQ tests. I never got a real score on any of the 7 tests I took. I didn't miss any questions, and furthermore finished each exam at least 15 mins before the bonus time. The tests just concluded my IQ was >180. I took a Mensa related one a few years ago that said my IQ was over 200, but that was the upper limit.

In my opinion, IQ tests are poor exams at best. If you happen to be blessed with pattern recognition skills and are well read, you are likely to ace any exam presented. However, this has little bearing on other measures of intelligence.


69 posted on 01/26/2006 1:51:07 PM PST by yevgenie
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