Another IQ test thread

[Farkas]

I'll be one of the firsts to be completely honest..

 

Aside from these cheesy online tests, I have actually taken an IQ test and got 114 a little over 2 years ago.

 

I can't remember if I was 19 or 20 but regardless, its still considered above average- nowhere near genius though. Where I stand now, after some college education, I don't know.. but I wouldn't mind taking it again to find out.

[TheHaze]

What the hell is "brain power" exactly? Is it anything like solar power? Ethanol? A Chinese push-up? When someone has a lot of brain power, does his or her brain sprout large biceps that flex mightily when they solve difficult mathematical problems?

It is just a term I used to refer to the overall ability of thinking skill, problem solving, creativity, collective knowledge and so on. I actually had 2-3 posts after that but a mod or admin felt it was best to delete them for some odd reason.

[V8 Beast]

It is just a term I used to refer to the overall ability of thinking skill, problem solving, creativity, collective knowledge and so on. I actually had 2-3 posts after that but a mod or admin felt it was best to delete them for some odd reason.

 

Because I owned you and ninjas never let people see their victims

[TheHaze]

Because I owned you and ninjas never let people see their victims

[V8 Beast]

interesting thread. apparently, this site should be a mensa site.

 

http://wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html

 

college is all about how hard you're willing to work, and whether or not you show up to class and do the work. plenty of smart, lazy people out there who didn't make it in college, and have shitty careers.

 

i missed less than 10 classes in 4 years of college (no exaggeration), and would like to brag about that more than anything.

 

 

Rant 1

Has anyone noticed in a lot of jobs the guy with the degree works for the guy that skipped school??? The person that skipped school spent 4 years working hard and getting promoted while the college grad busted their ass memorizing various material and passing exams. I have seen a lot of people that work for me try to use their degrees to get jobs with no luck. They ask for it on the job description, but it usually ends up being used as a tie breaker.

 

All that hard work is just being used as a tie breaker!!!

 

Rant 2

The profit from college in way too many fields is not seen until graduates are in their mid 30's. I really do think some majors are a waste of time, energy, and money.

 

I was told graduates make more money, but now I have to find a job and pay back over $50k in loans

 

Rant 3

Over 1000 people apply to take customer service calls at my call center every week. Most of them say they want to work there because it pays more than the jobs linked to their majors.

 

WTF! 2-4 years (or more) of school just to answer billing questions over the phone because it's the only way I can afford to pay off my loans.

 

~I know a lot of people are successful graduates... I'm just ranting.

[Cordell]

Rant 1

Has anyone noticed in a lot of jobs the guy with the degree works for the guy that skipped school??? The person that skipped school spent 4 years working hard and getting promoted while the college grad busted their ass memorizing various material and passing exams. I have seen a lot of people that work for me try to use their degrees to get jobs with no luck. They ask for it on the job description, but it usually ends up being used as a tie breaker.

 

All that hard work is just being used as a tie breaker!!!

 

Rant 2

The profit from college in way too many fields is not seen until graduates are in their mid 30's. I really do think some majors are a waste of time, energy, and money.

 

I was told graduates make more money, but now I have to find a job and pay back over $50k in loans

 

Rant 3

Over 1000 people apply to take customer service calls at my call center every week. Most of them say they want to work there because it pays more than the jobs linked to their majors.

 

WTF! 2-4 years (or more) of school just to answer billing questions over the phone because it's the only way I can afford to pay off my loans.

 

~I know a lot of people are successful graduates... I'm just ranting.

 

Hence why I only went to technical school. All of which was paid in full while going, and I have used what I went for. My wife on the other hand has no education after high school and still makes more than me. She's been working the same job for 10 years now, and just last week got promoted for the 5th or 6th time. Now she's a systems analyst. At least one of us is more than just a grease monkey.

[RedRocket1647545505]

It was either college, or death, as my parents would have killed me if I didn't go. That, and you can't get the job I'm aiming for without a degree.

[kirks5oh]

Rant 1

Has anyone noticed in a lot of jobs the guy with the degree works for the guy that skipped school??? The person that skipped school spent 4 years working hard and getting promoted while the college grad busted their ass memorizing various material and passing exams. I have seen a lot of people that work for me try to use their degrees to get jobs with no luck. They ask for it on the job description, but it usually ends up being used as a tie breaker.

 

All that hard work is just being used as a tie breaker!!!

 

Rant 2

The profit from college in way too many fields is not seen until graduates are in their mid 30's. I really do think some majors are a waste of time, energy, and money.

 

I was told graduates make more money, but now I have to find a job and pay back over $50k in loans

 

Rant 3

Over 1000 people apply to take customer service calls at my call center every week. Most of them say they want to work there because it pays more than the jobs linked to their majors.

 

WTF! 2-4 years (or more) of school just to answer billing questions over the phone because it's the only way I can afford to pay off my loans.

 

~I know a lot of people are successful graduates... I'm just ranting.

 

 

true, but most employers see a college degree as a sign that the applicant is a dedicated person who is "teachable". they use the degree as a foundation to build on.

 

its different for different fields. in science-oriented jobs, you must go to college, and beyond--there's just no way that a non-college educated person could do it.

 

i guess the secret is to pursue a degree in a field that simply cannot be performed by someone who lacks proper education.

 

teacher, engineer, architect, doctor, lawyer, etc.

 

plenty of careers require time to mature and profit from. i'm 31 and haven't even technically started my career.

 

 

overall, i would agree. too many people out there going through 4 years of college and then not utilizing their degree to its fullest

[kenny]

College is a joke, the corporate word is a joke.

 

I could have done my current job when I was in 8th grade.

 

I'll stick with it long enough to make money to do something I'll actually enjoy.

[Dr. Pomade]

Thank you for the compliment sir. I am printing off this post and hanging it on my wall of awesomeness.

 

I would also like to point out that of anyone on this forum I would believe that you may have actually dated Adriana at some point in time.. but I will not be able to confirm this until I see a graph

 

:cool:

[Dr. Pomade]

Well I'll be damned. Stats don't lie.

 

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/qwik5o/adriannalima.jpg

 

Haha!

 

Fucking /game right there.

 

Heart you, Kevin R.

[Dr. Pomade]

interesting thread. apparently, this site should be a mensa site.

 

http://wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html

 

college is all about how hard you're willing to work, and whether or not you show up to class and do the work. plenty of smart, lazy people out there who didn't make it in college, and have shitty careers.

 

i missed less than 10 classes in 4 years of college (no exaggeration), and would like to brag about that more than anything.

 

Awesome link - since I clicked it, I've been immersed in all things IQ, and learned about 10 things in the process (e.g., who holds the record for highest documented IQ score).

[Dr. Pomade]

College is a joke, the corporate word is a joke.

 

I could have done my current job when I was in 8th grade.

 

I'll stick with it long enough to make money to do something I'll actually enjoy.

 

You know what's a joke? Three guys walking into a bar and the fourth one ducking is a joke.

 

Yeah, I've sometimes wondered where I'd be if I didn't devote nine plus years of my life to college/postdoc/etc and instead just entered the workforce right out of high school. A part of me - the cynical part - wants to think that I'd be the CEO of fucking Lowe's or something right about now.

[sol740]

Alright, the first person that can correctly explain the Theory of Relativity to me in this thread will prove the following:

 

A. You have mastered not only the Copy function, but its elusive counterpart, Paste.

B. Completing this multi-step process puts you in an IQ range of at least 70-85.

C. Congrats.

[ImUrOBGYN]

I'll be one of the firsts to be completely honest..

 

Aside from these cheesy online tests, I have actually taken an IQ test and got 114 a little over 2 years ago.

 

I can't remember if I was 19 or 20 but regardless, its still considered above average- nowhere near genius though. Where I stand now, after some college education, I don't know.. but I wouldn't mind taking it again to find out.

 

A proper IQ tests doesn't test your schooling, so to speak, but your inherent intelligence. Sorry, if I'm not explaining that properly and that I'm too lazy to look up the proper explanation.

[ImUrOBGYN]

true, but most employers see a college degree as a sign that the applicant is a dedicated person who is "teachable". they use the degree as a foundation to build on.

 

its different for different fields. in science-oriented jobs, you must go to college, and beyond--there's just no way that a non-college educated person could do it.

 

i guess the secret is to pursue a degree in a field that simply cannot be performed by someone who lacks proper education.

 

teacher, engineer, architect, doctor, lawyer, etc.

 

plenty of careers require time to mature and profit from. i'm 31 and haven't even technically started my career.

 

 

overall, i would agree. too many people out there going through 4 years of college and then not utilizing their degree to its fullest

 

Not completely true, but more often than not. I'll use myself as an example. I have no college degree. However, what schooling I do have, came very easy to me. I started at a lab in CA entering req slips. As with any job I've ever had, I quickly become bored once I'd learned everything for my position. To make a long story short, I moved through 4 different depts and 6 different positions, not including getting my phlebotomy license, all progressive/"up the ladder" positions (including those positions originally requiring degrees) before transfering to their IT dept with computer knowledge learned from a year of 1988 HS comp class. You'd be amazed what jobs I've held in IT since then due to my self teaching, sheer curiousity and drive. But that's another story.

 

Since that job at Westcliff in Cali, I've continued to hold multiple lab jobs. My last was working for Sexing Technologies in Texas. It's a genetics lab and one of a kind in what they're doing there. Yes, I worked there with no degree. No, I didn't do scrub jobs, either. I pulled the same shit I did at Westcliff and everywhere else. I absorbed everything and took it upon myself to learn whatever I could. I eventually became a person who knew more about many things than many of the PhD's I worked with.

 

It's not an easy path. I do find myself competing quite often with younger, degreed applicants. Not as many empolyers will take a chance on someone with experience who's going to require more pay than someone who young, just starting at and at has a degree to show they have some "sticktoitiveness". As time goes on, I find myself more and more on the losing end of this battle even when I state I'll take a lower pay, etc. Then, they just think you're using them for as long as you need. Damned if you, damned if you don't. This has caused me to seriously rethink my returning to school sooner than I'd planned and only to open my career options, not to do what I actually want to. I guess that'll have to come even later.

[Farkas]

A proper IQ tests doesn't test your schooling, so to speak, but your inherent intelligence. Sorry, if I'm not explaining that properly and that I'm too lazy to look up the proper explanation.

 

I guess that would make logical sense.

 

Seeing how much of a difference there is from then and now is something I'd like to find out though.

[V8 Beast]

Alright, the first person that can correctly explain the Theory of Relativity to me in this thread will prove the following:

 

A. You have mastered not only the Copy function, but its elusive counterpart, Paste.

B. Completing this multi-step process puts you in an IQ range of at least 70-85.

C. Congrats.

 

I googled it, but could not master the copy and paste. Instead I kept pasting porn that I somehow copied while fapping last night

[sol740]

I googled it, but could not master the copy and paste. Instead I kept pasting porn that I somehow copied while fapping last night

 

That answer is actually correct. You have won the internet.