IQ Test

I was playing around with an IQ test that came across my email. (It's free if you want to try, takes 20 minutes or so)

I am not sure if I would publish the scores if I had done as well as I did, but I think I would have. that average person scores between 70 and 130. Sometimes seeing things like this allows me to feel (publicly, or outwardly) confident in myself where I might not have been as inclined before. I think people, (me, specifically) self ourselves short often.

I definitely wouldn't have picked 'math skills' as my strength, but perhaps it is. Or, perhaps it is the bias of the test too. Nevertheless, the test was a fun little lunchtime break.


My IQ score is 129.

"Ryan, your IQ score is significantly above average. Congratulations! You have a wide range of exceptional skills which are much stronger than those of the average population. You are also skilled at answering the types of questions that are asked in a classic IQ test. The test analyses your strengths and weaknesses based on your mathematical, linguistic, visual-spatial and logical skills. Even though you have high scores in all of those areas, we are able to analyse your results to discover the areas in which you have the strongest abilities.

You've got a very experiential way of learning and a strong mathematical mind. You're able to whittle even the most complex situation down to comprehensible component parts. In short, you have mastered the art and science of precision. That's what makes you a Precision Processor.

For you, life is a series of equations. Your brain is naturally predisposed to intense mathematical acuity, and your understanding of numerical problems is unparalleled. It's second nature for you to cut to the heart of an issue, so that you can discover quick solutions to problems while others get bogged down in unnecessary details. One precision processor that comes to mind is the Greek philosopher-mathematician, Pythagoras. Pythagoras had a mind for numbers and, as such, could come up with previously unknown theories like his method for calculating the sides of a right triangle (a2+b2=c2). You too, can use numbers to translate aspects of the world around you -- something that doesn't come easily to everyone. Your quick mathematical mind will allow you to communicate a variety of ideas to other people, so don't keep it to yourself."

Good to know!