I'm curious DU'ers - What's your IQ?

[Ava]

:P

[ComerPerro]

1. Its a number. Won't say how big, but ITS HUGH!!!11!1!

[Ava]

2. haha! lol

:P

[Redstone]

3. I never tell anyone. It would be immodest.

I mean that.

Besides which, if I'm so goddamn smart, how come I'm not rich?

Redstone

[Ava]

4. well hey, i just started this thread as a CC

:shrug:

:hi:

[mdmc]

102. CC?

whatdat?

[Ava]

123. copycat

:hi:

[trof]

6. EggZackly. I've wondered the same damn thing for years.

I'm serious.
I have a good friend who didn't finish high school.
He is a proudly self-proclaimed Redneck with a capitol "R".
I know education doesn't = I.Q., but his is probably average at best.
He's a really nice, very generous guy and he is rolling in dough.
He does disaster cleanup.
Think Katrina.

If I'm so goddamn smart, how come I'm not rich?
:shrug:

[Redstone]

8. You got that right. I have two friends who are at least as smart as me if

not even more, and they're both construction workers. We're all in our fifties now, and they both are all broken down from the physical labor.

(I'm broken down physically, too, but it's because of other circumstances, not from having swung a hammer for 35 years.)

Redstone

[trof]

14. Business smarts vs book smarts?

I think I got the book smarts kind.
I know a little bit about a lotta stuff.
I'm very popular at cocktail parties.
It doesn't pay a lot.
;-)

[Redstone]

19. Well, we all three of us have the book smarts, but I was the only one

who decided to make a living with his brains instead of his back.

Or with his head instead of his hands, if that works better.

Of course, having been horribly injured at 19 made that decision pretty easy for me.

Redstone

[hfojvt]

64. being smart usually means you know alot about the past

or can solve defined problems. Getting rich requires being able to guess the future - is this a good investment, a good career path, etc? And it is also an open-ended undefined problem.

But, in spite of my user-name, I never thought I was smart. I read more and studied more than my classmates, and cared more about school and learning. Clearly, having such a passion for knowledge is not "smart", since there is not a direct financial reward for it. In the same way, I followed my intellectual interests in college, rather than thinking about and planning for a remunerative career. A good job was supposed to be a sure thing for a person with a degree anyway. That was the myth I believed, and I did, in fact, get one good paying job with DoD, but I quit that, voluntarily jumping off the good job train, and then found myself unable to get back on it.

[northzax]

106. why aren't you rich?

simple answer really.

either you aren't as smart as you think you are, or you are that smart, and you don't want to be rich. You want to do other things (unless of course you are in an occupation where you should already be rich, and aren't) Why become a college professor, instead of a bond trader? Why did I go to what my friends affectionally like to call 'tree-hugging school' instead of getting an MBA? If I had the MBA, why would I be in the non-profit world instead of the corporate one?

face it, amigo, at some point, you CHOSE not to be rich.

[lpbk2713]

5. They tested me when I was in the Navy .... 140.

They wanted me to go to OCS. I told them to cram their OCS.

[mdmc]

103. that is clever

:toast:

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. I've been Mensa-joining-able since high school

But I really don't have a specific number other than "genius", according to the SAT and ACT and etc.

[SOteric]

129. Hah! Mine is only one whole number different than my zip code!

I'd read one more book, but I'd have to start representing my IQ in Greek symbols.

[Rabrrrrrr]

135. Wow! And you're west coast so that means your IQ is at least 90000!

Dang!!

[SOteric]

137. 98000!!!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. I don't know. I got a 1390 on the SATs.

Amazing really since I could barely pass a math class, just logically thought through the math portion. My mom wanted me to take them a third time for a perfect verbal. I declined.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

16. Whatchya get for section scores?

I did the old SAT as a 7th and 8th grader through Johns Hopkins's Center for Talented Youth. 7th grade I had 620 Verbal, 570 Math; 8th grade I had 720 Verbal, 580 Math.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. 760 verbal 630 math

[WritingIsMyReligion]

33. Nice.

:thumbsup:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. Amazing considering how much I suck at math.

Well, I'm good at geometry, but that's it. No SAT courses either.

[catbert836]

91. Me too, WIMR!

First time in 7th grade I got 570 verbal and 480 math. I also did it this year, and got 590 math, 740 verbal and 680 writing, without studying at all.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

114. Studying is for squares.

:silly:

[XemaSab]

77. I did too!

:bounce:

[IntravenousDemilo]

131. We don't have SATs in Canada.

I've always been interested in taking the test, just to see how I would do. Is that possible, or do I have to be attending high-school in the US? I'm 47.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

10. Somewhere in the range

of two standard deviations above the norm.

[Ava]

11. here's how to "score" yourself

80-90 (below average)
90-110 (average intelligence)
111-121 (above average)
122-130 (highly intelligent)
131-141 (gifted)
142+ (genius - top 1%)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

13. I think I'm gifted. Maybe.

:shrug:

Genius would be nice, but I just don't think that applies.

:D

[TallahasseeGrannie]

22. Take my word for it

you are definitely gifted.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

34. Why, thankee.

:hi:

[catbert836]

93. I'm gifted as well.

:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

12. No idea.

:shrug:

[johnnie]

15. One thing I have noticed

A hell of a lot more people will claim they have a high IQ and it usually also surpasses the percentage that have an above average, typically people will say 140-145 when asked. In other words, there are a lot of people who think they are a genius.

By the way, mine is 140 or so.

:P

I kid, I have no idea and see no reason to know.

[tigereye]

78. hmmm

why do all the people I know have 140 or above IQs? Statistically that shouldn't be the case. That's very interesting, eh? :D

HI Johnnie!

[johnnie]

81. Hi Tigereye!

Yeah, everyone I know has an IQ of 140+ also. I guess we just are lucky to know all the gifted people in America. :)

I think people just don't want to admit to being "normal" or statistics are completely wrong. The other possibility is that the 140 of today is the 100 of 50 years ago. :shrug:

[tigereye]

85. well, IQ scores tend to regress toward the mean over time

actually the tests are much more open-minded, varied and culture-bound compared to the past. I'm guessing a lot of folks our age were probably tested with the Stanford Binet test or in group IQ tests (which probably are a lot less reliable). I don't know if there is test creep, per se. That might be worth a look, you've made me curious. But, interestingly enough, our abilities to think and process should improve over time.

:)

here's a little piece that talks about this...

http://www.brainy-child.com/expert/iq-scores-reliability.shtml

[KamaAina]

17. Off scale.

at least on the WAIS, which implies that N>145.

So why am I sitting in a cubicle for the munificent sum of $32K, give or take, while the Dumbass Supreme(TM) (also off scale, at the other end) rules what's left of the Free World?! :eyes:

[tigereye]

79. that's because for Gifted they really should use the Stanford Binet

at least for kids. Hi KA.

alas, a high IQ is not a guarantee of anything.

[Mike03]

18. ...

"Gifted", I guess, but it hasn't done me much good, and probably a lot of damage and wasted time chasing dreams that were empty.

[datasuspect]

21. i'm practically retarded

sometimes i forget my potty training.

[Arkham House]

23. 142

see--someone gave you a straight answer...

[Ava]

24. i just took a "tickle" IQ test

which I'm sure it wrong. It gave me a 149 :shrug:

[rucky]

27. Tickle is what the government uses now.

part of NCLB.

It's almost as accurate as a cootie catcher, but cheaper to administer.

[Ava]

30. haha! lol

so that means i might be really stupid! :P ;)

[Lady Effingbroke]

25. somewhere between freezing and room temperature,

:P :silly:

[rucky]

26. How do you spell I.Q., again? n/t

[NNadir]

28. If I take steroids I can get it up to 78.

Most of the time it's in the low fifties, except on alternate Mondays in July when it's 275.

I can't control it.

When my IQ is 275, I generally think the concept of IQ is somewhat silly and absurd.

[MrScorpio]

29. I have no freaking idea

It doesn't make me any money

[xmas74]

31. I was tested in 7th grade.

It's supposedly high but I don't buy that.

I truly believe that IQ scores are crap.

[GalleryGod]

32. High enough NOT to be A-Fraid of GD or GDP

Sheesh! This getting so O-L-D.:argh:

[ZombieNixon]

35. High enough to know better than to post it on the Internets.

:P

[Fox Mulder]

37. 286.

[BlueIris]

63. Seriously?

[Fox Mulder]

75. Oh gosh no.

Minus ~140 from that and that's my IQ.

[Left Is Write]

95. That is so weird! **I** was going to say 286 too!

[qwertyMike]

38. Where can I test my IQ

online?

[JuniperLea]

127. Mensa.org

They are the most reliable source. Good luck!

[Blue_In_AK]

39. It's been a long time since I took a test...

but it was 153 back in the late '70s. I was in Mensa for a while, but dropped out. I'm not much of a joiner (except for DU).

[Lilith Velkor]

40. 141

[Gormy Cuss]

41. Well, I don't want to boast, but it's in the low

four digit range.
:dunce:

[LSK]

42. its in the brazilians

:popcorn:

[EstimatedProphet]

43. I usually test around 145

[JohnKleeb]

44. Low I imagine

I am a dumbass.

[Ptah]

45. Do you mean to ask

the question from DC2?

Is DU slow?

:shrug:

[AlienGirl]

46. On the last online test I took it was...

160. I've only had one official, psychologist-administered IQ test, and that was when I was a little kid, so who knows? :shrug:

If I'm so smart, why ain't I rich?

Tucker

[WCGreen]

47. All I know is after I got tested.....

I was forever "not living up to expectations......"

[entanglement]

48. Everyone is a 7' tall good looking genius with an IQ of 180

This IS the internet, ya know
;)

[AlienGirl]

49. Not me, I'm short and plain-faced and kinda dumpy

[entanglement]

50. Errr...I wasn't talking about aliens

:shrug:


































:evilgrin:
:hide:

[AlienGirl]

54. On the Internet, everyone thinks you're a human!

[RoyGBiv]

51. Tested twice ...

And when I say tested, I mean a one-on-one test that takes hours to complete. Bored me to tears. Both scores were similar.

Suffice to say, I joined Mensa, decided it was like taking that test every minute of every day, and went on to become a classic underachiever.

The classic IQ test is pretty much crap for determining how "smart" you are in the real world. (Irony alert: People with very high and very low scores tend to understand this somewhat instinctively. Those in the middle don't.) It gages various things that can indicate an ability to learn, to solve problems, or to understand various concepts, but that doesn't mean much without some practical application. I am supposedly highly adept at mathematics and abstract reasoning, yet the very idea of calculus sends me into a fit of random twitches and screams that scares the cat.

My ex-wife is a mathematician, and I'm fairly certain this is the basic reason we got divorced. :-)

I'd rather think about philosophy or compose a book of poetry, and to support myself I basically sell useless crap to people and then explain to them how to use this crap that has no beneficial use.

Go figure.

[Ron Green]

52. My IQ is 100, plus or minus 3 standard deviations.

[BlueIris]

53. Mine's only 145. Sucks. I would have thought it higher. But no. No.

I'm a failure! I terrible, terrible failure!

[HEyHEY]

55. Average, I'm sure of that much

[fleabert]

56. gifted by your list...and I took the test in 3rd grade, and again when

I was 20, with only a two point decline. And once again in my late twenties with the same result as the second.

Pretty good considering the test is geared towards children, and the hell I put my brain thru in high school and college!

That said, I did horribly on the SAT's. and I suck at traditional math.

[Solon]

57. I would give you an exact number....

but Imaginary Numbers aren't real in the first place. :)

[Giant Robot]

58. What I want to know is

Why has no one attempted to address the issue of the population's average IQ only being 100?? We can work together and improve this people!!

:hide:

[Robeson]

62. I don't think the powers that be, want to improve it....

...:shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. Welllllllll.........

I took it in college.....

And I was very disappointed.....

I showed up as being in the mid-120's......

And I had always thought it would be much higher.....*sigh*

Oh well, I guess it's not how high it is.....but what you do with it!

:cry:

[AlienGirl]

61. There's a serious diminishing-returns effect

One severely "gifted' person's website: http://jonathanscorner.com/writing/gem/

What strikes me is the need to have social rules like "Don't talk about the things you're interested in with someone you've just met. Never mind that, to you, abstract conversation is a staple of acquaintanceship and friendship. To the other person, it may be boring, unpleasant, or a sign of unwanted romantic interest." It really doesn't sound all that pleasant.

There seems to be a point of diminishing returns, where having a higher IQ score (whatever that measures, other than ability to take an IQ test, is up for debate) does not result in any greater real-world ability, and actually starts to interfere with social functioning. Sort of like the three-eyed salamanders in Shufflebrain, or like Lao Tzu's statement "Better to stop short than fill to the brim. Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt"

Tucker

[Random_Australian]

70. "up for debate" show me someone who implies that there is something

going on that is different to the persons ability to take the test and I'll show you someone engaging in reification.

[AlienGirl]

112. Bingo.

[Zookeeper]

60. I don't know mine...

but my oldest child is 135. My middle child is 154. I'm not sure about the youngest, but I'd bet he is somewhere in between. Granted, Mr. Z. has an encyclopedic kind of brain, but I scored in the 99th percentile of college bound students on my SATs, despite being a totally mediocre student. So, I must have contributed some brain power to our kids.

However, I have ADD, so unless I consider something to be interesting and I don't have to do it repeatedly, I don't have any particular advantage over anyone else.

[Random_Australian]

65. Some stupid number like 173. I the tests aren't properly calibrated

anymore so who gives a shit? The Aus mean is off by about 4.3, so who cares if it is that high?

skkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeedddddd!

[Random_Australian]

66. Now I think about it I got band 6 in (including but not limited to)

Math Advanced Extension
Math Advanced Extension Extension
Physics
Chemistry

Last year.

(Not telling the other(s) as that is personally identifiable)

Edit: That is why I don't care about freaking IQ scores.

[LaurenG]

67. This one I truly believe.

not that the others aren't believable but yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if yours was higher. You act like a smart ass :evilgrin: guy. Seriously you are very intellegent, it's obvious. Your sense of humor tells on you as well.

[Random_Australian]

68. That is ironic, as I don't believe (well, I believe that the result is

correct, but that it does not imply much information)

The IQ test was supposed to have M = 100 (Well, mu = 100 but it is not like it was ever going to go beyond inferential statistics) and SD = 10, and be almost a normal curve. (There is a bump at the lower end proportional to the rate of brain injury in the population)

I still am happy with my band sixes though. The premier gave me an award. (Premier = top elected official in each state)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

69. I'm not "technically" retarded.

:P

[hyphenate]

71. Somewhere in the vicinity between

135-150, depending on mood, time of day, specific test, conditions of taking test, etc. I took SATs and ACH tests a very long time ago--almost 35 years ago. I scored pretty high on both in SATs; very high on Verbal ACH test, but low on Math ACH. I always laughed about the fact that I had a higher aptitude than actual achievement in Math, which essentially meant I was not motivated to succeed very much in Math. I always did like science, though, and science often uses a lot of math--I just never put the two together.

I only applied to one college. If I didn't make it into there, I didn't care. I got in with no problem, but had to eventually leave since it was a very great sum of money for me and my family to pay, even though I was working since it was a private college. That same college nowadays is about $35,000.

[HughBeaumont]

72. About the same as the collective amount of teeth on Free Republic.

[kmla]

73. Your IQ is 12?

Eeeps. That means you have to hire someone to remind you to breathe.

:D

[NewWaveChick1981]

74. I've been tested a couple of times,

once in high school and once about four years ago. The HS one said 142, and the recent one said 140. Not quite Mensa material, but really close! :)

[khashka]

76. About 240 usually

Sometimes 220 or 280 depending on the test and how awake I am and how much I care.

You should see my SAT scores.

Khash.

[Aiptasia]

82. The scale doesn't go that high

Nice try.

[khashka]

97. Better try....

No the scale doesn't go that high... so it's usually some idiot "expert" trying to figure out what you would have scored if it did. Which is why mine varies so much. Different idiot experts! Different tests.

Anyway the whole thing is beyond a joke - the tests are so biased and culturally-dependent that they don't measure intelligence at all, they just measure how good you are at taking certain types of tests.

Khash.

[SteppingRazor]

80. It always strikes me as strange...

that almost everyone answers this with at least 140, when such a high score is present in only .7% of the population. Either DUers are all incredibly brilliant, or incredibly full of shit.

Ahem. Possibly both :evilgrin:

[REDKING]

88. I'm with you on that......

:evilfrown:

[Ava]

89. haha, lol

well hey, that "tickle" iq test gave me a good laugh. i knew it was way too high.

when i was in public school i was in the "gifted" class and everyone who got in had to have an iq of at least 130, but I didn't have to take the test because the school decided after viewing some of my drawings and writings to put me in with out a test.

i hope that doesn't mean i'm "special" :rofl:

[johnnie]

105. Pretty much what I said above

It's funny that there are very few average IQs and a hell of a lot of above average IQs.

[Downtown Hound]

108. Bingo!

Very few people have IQ's that high. Now I do believe that most of the people on this site are of very high intelligence, but I have a hard time believing that all of us are geniuses. Plus, IQ tests are bullshit anyway, as are most standardized tests. I took that internet one once that pops up every now and again and got a 124, which still put me in the above average category. However, all the time I was taking that test it struck me that most of the questions measured education more than intelligence. Although I've never taken a real IQ test, I have no reason to believe those are any different.

[Ava]

117. take the "tickle" iq test

and you'll be told your a genius :rofl:

[AlienGirl]

111. DU isn't a random sample

To be on DU, one needs to be smart enough to use a computer proficiently. That rules out quite a few people. Then, of those people who are smart enough to be good with computers, there will also be many who are not smart enough to follow politics (or who simply don't understand why they should). That narrows the population down even further. Of that group, some will be smart enough to be liberal*, so that makes the sample size smaller still. Of those, only a few will be smart enough to keep up with fast-paced discussions like we have here for long. Narrower again. And of that final sample, it is (theoretically) only DUers who actually know their IQ, which means they have to have had it tested, and who are willing to reveal it, which means they're either relatively indifferent about it, or drunk, and that makes the sample pretty small indeed, and not at all randomized.

Tucker

*I'm kidding, there are some smart conservatives. Or am I? :evilgrin:

Edited to add: DU also has a statistically high incidence of autism/Asperger's syndrome. Also not a coincidence.

[woo me with science]

83. "GENIUSES" on old tests are merely "SUPERIOR" today.

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble. If your score was obtained more than 15 or so years ago, it would be lower today.

Due to a phenomenon called the Flynn Effect, IQ tests have to be renormed and made more difficult approximately every generation. As a result, someone who scored in the genius range 20 years ago probably will come out merely "superior" if tested today. Still very respectable scores, but hardly worth bragging about.

This is an important lesson, though, because it has implications for public policy. In general, people score a lot higher on the older tests than they do on newer IQ tests. A person's IQ score can determine whether or not they receive the death penalty or certain educational or social services. The year they took the test will make a big difference in what decisions are made about their fate. Consider the following (link below):

Stephen J. Ceci, professor of human development at Cornell, reports in American Psychologist ( Vol. 58, No. 10, pp. 778-790), a journal of the American Psychological Association:

"Our findings imply that some borderline death row inmates or capital murder defendants who were not classified as mentally retarded in childhood because they took an older version of an IQ test might have qualified as retarded if they had taken a more recent test," Ceci says. "That's the difference between being sentenced to life imprisonment versus lethal injection."

A diagnosis of mental retardation also determines whether a person is eligible for Social Security disability benefits. And the year in which a military recruit takes an IQ test can determine whether he or she is eligible for service or certain occupations and ranks.

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Dec03/IQ.retardation.ssl.html

[JuniperLea]

86. 2% of the population have an IQ of 130 or greater

So you are right... it has to be adjusted.

When I tested for Mensa, one of the tests I took was an original and most of the references were based on living in England. I scored 138 on that test, and 169 on the more current test. It doesn't mean I'm getting smarter... think about it.

[GreenPartyVoter]

87. Guess I am a 2 percenter

[JuniperLea]

84. Mensa ID #1144014

Three tests with scores from 138 to 169... and the pendulum of intelligence swings an equal distance in both directions... from very clever to dumb as dirt:)

It doesn't guarantee a pleasing personality, wealth, social status... not a darn thing. The only guarantee I've found is that no one is perfect, no one knows everything, humans only know a grain of sand compared to all the beaches in the world, and we are easily misunderstood.

The best thing about Mensa are the special interest groups. I was in the Headbanger's SIG for a long time and wrote for the publication, VoxMetalluM. Fun stuff! I'm in the Parapsychology SIG now. More fun! You'd love Young M's, Ava! Full of creative kids just like yourself. There's even a biker SIG... Hell's M's:)

The worst thing is the need to defend your membership. No one would give a hoot if you walked around wearing a sport letter, or if you had sport trophies on your mantle, but try wearing a Mensa sweatshirt! :eyes:

[anarch]

90. I used to be much smarter, but have been going through a dumbening process

over the last couple years. I think I've got that sucker down under 80 or so by now....

[npincus]

92. don't post that question at Freak Republic!

That's double-digit land.

[catbert836]

94. 137

The last time I was tested (3 years ago), at least. That makes me a borderline genius B-)

Although my score seems to be lower that practically every other DUer who has given a number. Now I feel totally inadequate :sarcasm:

[TimeChaser]

115. Hey! Me too

Although, if I'm borderline genius, I must be one of those crazy geniuses :crazy:

[puerco-bellies]

96. 148, but that was thirty years ago..

I may have suffered a little bit of a "chemical burn" during the '70's

[Left_Winger]

98. No idea

I have not had an IQ test since the fourth grade.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

99. 1390/1600 SATs, 1460/1600GRE's

those are the only standardized tests i have taken... dont know about a real iq test

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

109. Hey, we got the same score on the SATS!

I never took the GREs. Maybe one day I'll finish college and worry about that.

[Conan_The_Barbarian]

100. On the Internet everyone has a high IQ!

When you're on the internet your IQ is whatever you say it is! Watch this... I have an IQ of 146. Notice how I subtly chose the 140's, 130 seems a bit low and I like to flatter myself but 150 seems a little unbelievable so I settled for the 140's.

Next I'll gain 10lbs of muscle in 10 seconds.. WATCH THIS! Bam I now weigh 215 lbs at 6'2. My BF% is somewhere between 14-15%... or is it? BAM now it's 10%, KICKASS!

Now it's time to take some internet personality tests that flatter me even more. Which Harry Potter Character are you. You are Harry, you are awesome, you are the best person ever but you have some small but charming character flaws. Which city are you? You are Boston, you are super educated, smart, and sophisticated. I wish the maddox personality test still worked. It was five questions which always resulted in " your a dipshit you just took another worthless internet personality test proving your lack personality altogther!"

The best part about all these internet personality quizes and IQ tests is their definently not trying to butter you up in order to make you more prone to their advertisements.

Wait I decided I want an IQ of 154 instead of 146, I think I deserve it so to answer the original post my IQ is 154.

[slide to the left]

101. I had to have it tested for a class

and I got a 126. I think that is wrong though. I can't handle bubble sheets, so if I could write out my answer it would most likely be higher. I always fill in the wrong ones.

[mdmc]

104. who has a link?

I am not that smart, but I crave knowledge. I only got a 960 on my SAT.

[northzax]

107. borderline mentally deficient

but then I was just fucking with the pshrink.

have you read "Of Mice and Men"? I was the inspiration for Lennie. I do love the rabbits.

[chefgirl]

110. To my Mother's eternal consternation

High enough to be a classic under-achiever. :dunce:

My son, on the other hand, has surpassed me brilliantly in both I.Q. and under-achiever status.

Ahh, tradition!

-chef-

[mike923]

113. 4328*

*

[Debi]

116. I have no idea nor do I want to know

I did crappy in school and constantly told I wasn't performing up to my potential (but never told WHAT my potential was and never given guidance to reach my potential). My son has a lower IQ and doesn't get challenged as much as I'd like in some areas. Yet he continues to perform ABOVE expectations. How messed up is IT ALL??? :shrug:

[JuniperLea]

125. Very messed up!

I was an underachiever/performer too... it's a common script for people with high IQ's.

You can accidentally score low, but you can't accidentally score high. Your son may have had a bad test day and is suffering because of it. Have you had him retested?

[Nikia]

118. Over 135, at least when I was in elementary school

That was the minimum IQ for the gifted program in the school district. My sister was also identified as "gifted".
On my best standardized test, scorewise, I was in the 98th percentile on the verbal section and 99th percentile on the math section. That was in seventh grade. I didn't do as well on the SAT, around 90th percentile, although I know that students on the low end usually do not take it.
Perhaps, I really am getting less intelligent though.
On the online tests, I score anywhere between 125-160 depending on the test and if I am really in the mood to concentrate.

[donco6]

119. 157 supposedly.

But that's been since way back in HS. I think I lost some brain cells in college.

[doc03]

120. moran

[Bluesplayer]

121. 143 - according to the Cleveland Clinic

but that was when I was still trying to recover from an anoxic brain injury suffered during 2 cardiac surgeries in the same day.

[Call Me Wesley]

122. Numbers say nothing.

Might get you in Mensa, though. Lots of cool parties. Not. But free pocket protectors. And nifty name tags.

Call Me Wesley, ###

[AlienGirl]

124. I hear the Mega Society parties harder than Mensa, anyway

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[Xipe Totec]

128. North of the post count

:think:

[NMMNG]

130. Allegedly 121

Though not due to my mathematical abilities. :rofl:

[951-Riverside]

132. Last time I checked 75

I am not kidding you.

[everythingsxen]

133. I am going to answer....

However, I want to say I am proud of my IQ, however, IQ isn't everything. IQ in my case is mostly due to logical stuff and spatial coordination. However, there is a whole other "IQ" score for street smarts and for other things that are not covered by a conventional IQ test.

That being said, my IQ is 170.

[ForrestGump]

134. 134....answers to this question, so far

:P

I don't know my IQ any more. Not that it ever really meant anything real.

[wildhorses]

136. dunno

don't care