Scores

Argh. Sometimes I think about that home test. I remember my dad timing me and everything. I got a fucking 137. "You have a good chance of passing the mensa exam." what the F.U.C.K. Just annoyed that I have to wait now for my results. And I'm obsessing again when I really, really have more important things to do.

In prep for an official IQ test, I've decided to take a few practice exams:

GMAT 760 (99th percentile)... this corresponds to an IQ of ~150 (15 pt. sd)

GRE 1480

SAT 2050 (with conservative guess on writing section... guessed a fairly low score on the essay)

Anyway, I really wiped the floor with the GMAT. It caters to my unique thinking style. It's more lenient on the time restrictions. I could really kick its ass if I were to take it for realz.

It's disappointing to note that I can't even come close to 150 on a real IQ test because I just suck when rushed. But, doing an IQ test fast and doing ELEMENTARY cognitive tasks fast are two different things. Perhaps my IQ really is on the order of 150 (raw mental power wise). Anyway, I can do better on both the SAT and the GRE if I actually put in some sort of concerted effort.

The test went OK to well. I do have a good feeling about it.

But then I took this: http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/spatialtest.htm. And while there were distractions and such, I nevertheless didn't earn a satisfactory score (average for graduates). Upon making an error analysis, I found all the questions I missed were the EASY ones! The ones at the beginning of the exam! My thought process goes like this: I've got the idea... this looks right. Ok, next! But then upon more careful inspection, I missed some important detail. Fuck me. I hate my impatience and tendency towards carelessness and sloppy thinking.

Ok, so I also took the MAT practice test and got a score of 77/100. If that's a good indication, I'm probably about 140 (s.d. 15), as I've thought all along. Gave a somewhat ambiguous percentile score though 81 - 99 (probably between 120 and 150 IQ wise... remember this is not relative to the general population). Anyway, I think I could break 83 or so with some grit and join a high IQ society.