IQ of 152

[Gonzo]

The IQ level is based on the questions asked and age. The younger you are, the higher the level.


I have an IQ of 148 and I'm 40. Can think what it would have been at 2!

I am not sure that is quite the case. The scores are age adjusted to produce a consistent number despite of age or lack of it in this case (the girl's not yours ).

I was tested when I was 17 and again when I was 29. I was genuinely surprised to find that I scored exactly the same aged 29 as I did when I was 17 despite 12 years of doing, er, grown up things.

[wendigo100]

I am not sure that is quite the case. The scores are age adjusted to produce a consistent number despite of age or lack of it in this case (the girl's not yours ).

I was tested when I was 17 and again when I was 29. I was genuinely surprised to find that I scored exactly the same aged 29 as I did when I was 17 despite 12 years of doing, er, grown up things.

This is true.

The 11 plus is even adjusted to account for age differences in months.

[miss marple]

Mensa once invited me to join but I refused on the grounds that I'd never join a club that would have me as a member, however intelligent I may be.

[TheFaQQer]

What's the highest IQ you can get?

That's what I've got I reckon.

161 is the maximum an adult can get.

Surely paying Mensa £45 a year to belong shows how little value the club is?

[wendigo100]

161 is the maximum an adult can get.

That only applies to the Cattell III B test. There are three or four different tests.

Surely paying Mensa £45 a year to belong shows how little value the club is?

You can't just join, you've got to pass their tests.

Why do people like to knock this organisation?

[lilelvis2000]

So was my son, doesn't make him a genius and I have to say I would never call in Mensa to get some stupid number attached to him. All that has happened is the parents have foistered expectations on the poor kid and are now going to push her into becoming this little genius that they want her to be and she is going to loose out on her childhood.

Sad day all round IMHO

I saw a programme a few months back about child geniuses. Looks like by the time they are teenagers they have huge physcological issues. Particularily if they are pushed, they become isolated from their peer group and end up socializing with adults, who arn't as smart as they are, so it doesn't last long.

[alreadypacked]

Mensa once invited me to join but I refused on the grounds that I'd never join a club that would have me as a member, however intelligent I may be.

We may not all think we are super intelligent, but we can spot a Groucho Marx's quote when we see one.

[thunderlizard]

Poor girl has the kind of parents who would name her after a jazz standard, then put her in for Mensa at the age of nowt. Best of luck to her; she'll need it.

[Ardesco]

I saw a programme a few months back about child geniuses. Looks like by the time they are teenagers they have huge physcological issues. Particularily if they are pushed, they become isolated from their peer group and end up socializing with adults, who arn't as smart as they are, so it doesn't last long.

Exactly, and if the parents are pushing her into IQ tests at the age of 2 they are going to be pushing her for the rest of her life. Poor kid is doomed to a lifetime of insecurity, isolation and god help her if she doesn't get A* in every exam.....

Kids need to be left alone to be kids, not live out the dreams and aspirations of parents who never made anything of thier life!!!

[DodgyAgent]

Please, would someone tell me one good sound commercial reason for becoming a member of mensa.

Someone who puts this on their CV shows:

1. That they have inadequate educational qualifications and have a chip on their shoulder about it.

2. They are a complete Nerd with very poor communication skills (after all why are they not intelligent enough to realise that putting member of mensa on their CV is a complete no no)

3. They somehow think that they have something to show off about.