Members IQ Poll

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by e90rocks

Actually, I think that IQ tests are relatively good in terms of reproducibility across tests [Hernstein & Murray].

I'm a bit skeptical about the format of the test. Quite a bit of it I belive are quite useless and I wonder if it really is a true way to measure "intelligence". For example - the scrambled letters stuff - what a bunch of crock. Not that it was difficult - it was quite easy for me - but I was wondering what they were trying to get at. And the questions asking things like "the 7th vowel in this sentence is an E - true/false?" - uhhhhh...ok...

This particular test doesn't really feel like an intelligence test but a speed test gauging how fast your eyes can twitch because half of the questions require you to re-examine the questions with scrutiny. Hell, a blind genius wouldn't be able to score well on that test - lame, isn't it?

Nikki · 03-09-2006, 02:16 PM

GPA is more reliable than these internet tests. if you did bad in school, it may not be because you're not smart, but you can only blame yourself for not working to your potential.

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:19 PM

GPA is not reliable. That's why colleges actually place a greater emphasis in:

1) Your actual class standings
2) The rigor of your highschool
3) Your SAT scores

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 02:22 PM

I was in the top 10% of my high school graduating class. I don't consider myself smart though and I certainly wasn't born with any common sense!

Nikki · 03-09-2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

GPA is not reliable. That's why colleges actually place a greater emphasis in:

1) Your actual class standings
2) The rigor of your highschool
3) Your SAT scores

and i think admissions is bullshit also. you forgot to add ethnicity and finances.

BMW F22 · 03-09-2006, 02:31 PM

THe funny thing is those IQ tests in real life work pretty much the same way. They show you a picture of something and you have a certain amount of time to notice everything that's wrong with it. So speed is certainly a measure of how smart you are...

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

and i think admissions is bullshit also. you forgot to add ethnicity and finances.

If you mention that you're Asian - that actually goes against you in the admissions process. Asians are actually opposed by affirmative action now since they're saturating our schools. Damn smart Asians...

BellasBmw · 03-09-2006, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

If you mention that you're Asian - that actually goes against you in the admissions process. Asians are actually opposed by affirmative action now since they're saturating our schools. Damn smart Asians...

I said i was "Other" haha..

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

I said i was "Other" haha..

Nice call. If you said you were black and gay, you'd get into Harvard.

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 02:37 PM

"Other" isn't even a choice on this poll, moron!

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:41 PM

It is. You draw your own box and write "other"

Quite a few schools had the "other" option when I applied...

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 02:43 PM

Checking other is hacking.

BellasBmw · 03-09-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

"Other" isn't even a choice on this poll, moron!

Duh moron, i didnt mean in this poll! LoL. i meant when i applied for colleges

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 02:43 PM

Nah, at first I thought you were talking about "other" for this poll. I was like, there's no "other" option!

Just kidding, Bella, ya know, calling you a moron and all!

BellasBmw · 03-09-2006, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

Nah, at first I thought you were talking about "other" for this poll. I was like, there's no other options!

Just kidding, Bella, ya know, calling you a moron and all!

Ya you better be just kidding..

Enroutte · 03-09-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

GPA is more reliable than these internet tests. if you did bad in school, it may not be because you're not smart, but you can only blame yourself for not working to your potential.

If you did badLY in school.

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Enroutte

If you did badLY in school.

She's got you there, Nikki...you should have used the adverb "badly"...especially in an IQ thread!

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 02:52 PM

I have an IQ that falls in between the range of zero and two-hundred.

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 02:53 PM

How can we say "I did good in school" when I can't say "I did bad in school"? So it should be "I did goodly in school". You goodygoodgirl, trying to correct everybody with your privatized education.

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 02:56 PM

Actually, I think you're supposed to say "I did well in school" and that's coming from a public school education!

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

How can we say "I did good in school" when I can't say "I did bad in school"? So it should be "I did goodly in school". You goodygoodgirl, trying to correct everybody with your privatized education.

well*

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

Actually, I think you're supposed to say "I did well in school" and that's coming from a public school education!

omg geniuses think alike

View Poll Results: Member's IQ poll
Don't know, Don't care	13	27.66%
up to 100	1	2.13%
101-109	0	0%
110-119	2	4.26%
120-129	3	6.38%
130-139	12	25.53%
140-149	7	14.89%
150+	8	17.02%
None of your business	1	2.13%
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03-09-2006, 02:16 PM	#24
Nikki Major General 1045 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	GPA is more reliable than these internet tests. if you did bad in school, it may not be because you're not smart, but you can only blame yourself for not working to your potential. __________________ Nikki
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03-09-2006, 02:19 PM	#25
Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 56 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	GPA is not reliable. That's why colleges actually place a greater emphasis in: 1) Your actual class standings 2) The rigor of your highschool 3) Your SAT scores __________________ I'm sorry about my outlandish behavior - there's too much blood in my alcohol system.
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03-09-2006, 02:22 PM	#26
deutschmann59 Captain 182 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: e90post.com iTrader: (0)	I was in the top 10% of my high school graduating class. I don't consider myself smart though and I certainly wasn't born with any common sense!
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03-09-2006, 02:31 PM	#28
BMW F22 Major General 3659 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	THe funny thing is those IQ tests in real life work pretty much the same way. They show you a picture of something and you have a certain amount of time to notice everything that's wrong with it. So speed is certainly a measure of how smart you are...
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03-09-2006, 02:37 PM	#32
deutschmann59 Captain 182 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: e90post.com iTrader: (0)	"Other" isn't even a choice on this poll, moron!
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03-09-2006, 02:41 PM	#33
Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 56 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	It is. You draw your own box and write "other" Quite a few schools had the "other" option when I applied... __________________ I'm sorry about my outlandish behavior - there's too much blood in my alcohol system.
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03-09-2006, 02:43 PM	#34
shimshimhada Brigadier General 491 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	Checking other is hacking.
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03-09-2006, 02:52 PM	#40
shimshimhada Brigadier General 491 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	I have an IQ that falls in between the range of zero and two-hundred.
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03-09-2006, 02:53 PM	#41
Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 56 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	How can we say "I did good in school" when I can't say "I did bad in school"? So it should be "I did goodly in school". You goodygoodgirl, trying to correct everybody with your privatized education. __________________ I'm sorry about my outlandish behavior - there's too much blood in my alcohol system.
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03-09-2006, 02:56 PM	#42
deutschmann59 Captain 182 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: e90post.com iTrader: (0)	Actually, I think you're supposed to say "I did well in school" and that's coming from a public school education!
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