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They’re not perfect as a measure of intelligence,by any stretch of the imagination. However they’re the best method that’s currently available for the vast majority of people. It’s best to see a person’s IQ as falling within a range ,rather than as a single number.
Why do you have 2 threads on the same topic?
Merging.
Dont believe in its use, except for a few specific goals. Humans have so many talents. Only a few measured by IQ tests.
And so many other factors. As a random example: kiddo needed a test when real young, for a school. He didn’t dare speak. Or hardly. He scored well enough. But they said they couldnt genuinely score him. If you don’t answer, you don’t get points, which doesn’t necessarily say much about IQ. 
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Weren’t IQ tests originally made to test children who were having difficulty in school so that they can be assigned to special ed class? So IQ tests can be called measure of unintelligence.
These might help people who have learning disability or developmental problems. These are not meant for most other people.
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There are numerous things that started being used for one thing, and then were also used for other things.The problem is not IQ tests being used for more people than it was originally meant for . The problem is those of a particular political mindset who use it to promote rabid racism, or those of the same mindset that ignore the genetic lottery of life . A mindset that says rich= hard working, poor= lazy.
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I had to take an IQ test in 3rd grade.
It was a lot of identifying patterns in numbers and shapes, and some other stuff I can’t remember.
It felt like forever in that tiny room with the lady just handing me flash cards and papers non-stop.
Anyways, decades later I found the paperwork with my score: 116, if memory serves.
I went on to enroll in the gifted program at school, which meant getting pulled out of regular classes on a daily basis. I hated that, because all the kids would be like, “where are you going?” and it was just always awkward.
Regardless of IQ or gifted education, I rarely applied myself at school. Still made As and Bs, but yea, I am a prime example that IQ isn’t a marker for brilliance or success— hard work is, and that’s something I wish I did more of throughout my academic career.
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I had to take an IQ test when I was in about third grade. But this was back when Scantron technology was brand new. I realized after about 4 questions that the lines on the bottom of the question were in a slightly different spot depending on the answer, so I started to ignore the questions and just fill in the correct answers. I got every question correct, and in record time, and gave my teachers and parents wildly inaccurate expectations of my intelligence for years to come.
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116 wouldn’t get you into a gifted program. With 126 there’s a slight chance. 136 , you’re definitely at gifted level.
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It might be different depending on country, but in the States, they have what is called “gifted education” for kids who show marked abilities in one or more subjects.
Plus, we might be referring to a different standard of gifted— if you’re in the IQ community, gifted probs means a 136 and above. For school purposes, I think it just means one has a higher than average IQ and qualifies for extra enrichment classes.
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I was tested in 3rd grade for add and iq. I had ADD and an iq of 142.
Mensa is 130
I think thats a good guide for gifted.
I doooubt that my iq is still as high given my inability to test properly while hearing voices.
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Damn son, you smart.
Seriously though, it doesn’t surprise me that ADHD was in the picture— I think a lot of kids who display intelligence also have some mental health comorbidities.
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i am stupid af
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Its possible that the mind is overwrought
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You ever meet somebody that was so stupid that they’re actually brilliant?
Or somebody that was booksmart as heck but had no common sense?
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For the most part the smart people that I’ve met were really smart and the stupid people I met were really stupid so no I haven’t met that many people that are both smart and stupid
I mean i guess in school there were kids who were booksmart who lacked some awareness of sociality but i think for the most part they were just prioritizing.
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Really I think it’s all about EQ emotional intelligence in my opinion being aware enough of your fellow neighbor that you can express genuine empathy when you encounter stranger is really important in being there is what’s in what humanity is about so IQ may not really matter and there are other means of determining how competitive a mind is
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I’ve interacted mostly with gifted people from the USA. Gifted level usually starts at 130 IQ. However that might be different for those with a spiky profile. For those interested in giftedness - https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
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Huh, interesting resource, thanks for sharing 
Yea, I’m pretty sure I scored a 116 but yes, I do also have a profile heavily favoring English/writing.
Anywho, IQ tests give interesting insight into types of intelligence that one may possess, but I guess my point was that they’re not really indicative of future successes or failures (as in my case anyways).
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