IQ

[Fauna]

Again I ask, why bother or why do you need to?

And I ask, why bother posting twice to question something other people are doing for fun?

People shouldn't have to explain why they chose to find out their I.Q. for fun. Especially if you ask twice after nobody acknowledges your previous post.

[Astro Forever]

Again I ask, why bother or why do you need to?

It didn't look like you really wanted an answer, because you provided an answer yourself in your previous post. It seemed to me that you meant to give your opinion.

I took two tests because I applied for two private high schools and it was part of the selection process, so obviously I needed to bother if I wanted to get in! I think they wouldn't give the results because then parents were like "hey, my kid scored higher than this kid, why didn't he get in?". So I have never known what my IQ was because I never passed any other IQ test.

I'm pretty sure that the SAT works in the same way an IQ test does. I suppose it is a good idea to prepare for it if you want to be accepted into college, if it is a requirement.

IQ tests can be very helpful to help understanding why a particular student fails in school. If he scores around average in an IQ test, then he has the ability but something else prevents him from succeeding. IQ tests can be helpful with adults too, to evaluate their job possibilities, or see if they recovered from an accident. They can be used in scientific studies.

What I find interesting is how they are built, what they claim they are evaluating, if they are evaluating what they are supposed to, and how such tests are perceived by the population in general. I find that extremely interesting. I think these tests are not always understood well.

[avatargirl]

hi- to me my female imagination which is unlimited goes with my intelligence quotient- because without imagination you will not learn- all thinking involve your imagination. IN MY CASE it is female thinking with my unlimited female imagination- without his imagination you would had never heard of OSAMU TEZUKA'S: ASTRO BOY- WALT DISNEY'S: MICKEY MOUSE or EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY- PLUS his wife should get some credit for helping him- i could say something else about that but maybe i shouldn't

[Xenops]

I get the idea most people take it to stoke their ego, if they get a high enough score. Now I probably won't take it because I get nervous when taking tests.

hi- to me my female imagination which is unlimited goes with my intelligence quotient- because without imagination you will not learn- all thinking involve your imagination. IN MY CASE it is female thinking with my unlimited female imagination- without his imagination you would had never heard of OSAMU TEZUKA'S: ASTRO BOY- WALT DISNEY'S: MICKEY MOUSE or EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY- PLUS his wife should get some credit for helping him- i could say something else about that but maybe i shouldn't

Well said. Knowledge is useless if you don't know how to apply it. I like to think that even though I'm not incredibly smart, I can achieve goals with hard work and perseverance. I think this is certainly the case with learning a second or third language. Though I'm thinking physics requires genius rare to man.

[Astro Forever]

I agree imagination is very important. I have always felt it was something I was seriously missing. It's not even that I ever hoped of doing anything even half as amazing as those avatargirl named, I just think it is useful in life in general!

[Bakabits]

well my IQ could get me places in life...... like DREXEL university. i get lifetime fully paid tuition because my dad works there! Jealous? Well don't be. I still need to get accepted. Thats where my IQ and Patience comes in!