My tested IQ is 125, officially.
I've always wanted to get into MENSA. The test can be beaten without a genius IQ, the questions are predictable and categorical, people do train themselves to pass MENSA. I'm sure there's some benefit to being a member just none I can think of. 132 is the IQ for "genius" and 120 is the IQ that you're theoretically capable of doing "any" career. I've done over 100 independent hours of research into IQ and its interpretations and meanings and limits and w/e. Although that was years ago so I don't recall a lot of what I learned, but a good amount I can recall from memory. For those with an IQ of 120(ish) or higher, check out the book "The Curse of The High IQ" I think that's the title, good book by a genius about why some of us struggle to relate to others or fi tin or have social issues. Like some hobbies or pastimes are geared towards "low IQs" (no offense to those who enjoy some of these things, it doesn't necessarily mean your IQ is low, just that MOST people who enjoy these have one), like watching sports teams play, which I could never get into. But then I love watching UFC, which I believe falls into the same category as people with low IQ mostly enjoy, and I forget the other pastimes, there was a list in the book I think.
Or why some of us enjoy things like reading books, learning certain subjects or crafts, or posting on an internet forum like this rather than playing a video game (which I also enjoy).
I say "any" because the research I did did not specify that point in much detail. i assume it meant the surface level of any ordinary field. As in any normal career, but probably not an astrophysicist or a PhD in a subject that is cognition heavy (I sound like I'm trying to sound smart lol), and there's skills and mental aptitudes that are not related to IQ such as the ability to rote memorize, which is ideal for fields like medicine (I've met people with INSANE rote memorization skills, like photographic memory level, it was unbelievable, they're in a medical field at the moment, easy 4.0 GPA if you're pursuing biological sciences or medicine), but not too useful for mathematics. IQ is meant to gauge your "G-score" (maybe that's the wrong phrase but it is the letter G), but you can't actually directly gauge that, so IQ is the closest thing available. "G-score" is your actual intellect and ability to reason and critical thinking, etc.
But it doesn't indicate the level of difficulty you'd encounter. 150 IQ versus 120 IQ both could be lawyers, 150 IQ would do it with ease, 120 would potentially struggle. I struggled a lot in my hard science classes like Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry and Calculus I was 1 question away from an A (got a 96% on my Calculus final, missed 1 question, still remember that somehow). But I did slack off a LOT and even crammed for exams one night prior for a class as difficult as Biochemistry. I technically failed that class but the teacher curved me to a passing C. I skipped over half the lectures though and many students who attended every lecture and studied regularly failed or did worse. However, that isn't to say I could've done better if I tried much harder, since I don't know if I would've. It was a class hard enough I literally remember questions and answers from the class. That was years ago.
Do the elite online dating apps that require a level of looks (and intelligence?) require some sort of proof of this? I can't imagine any dating app that requires a genius IQ, that would negate SO MANY physically attractive people. I would imagine a requirement like a college degree, just as there's dating apps I think that require guys to be rich and it's designed for rich old guys aiming for gold diggers.
Don't have to be old though, and you can fake wealth. Might test those apps out. I'm not rich but have enough expendable money to fake being rich (fancy dinner, nice clothes, maybe rent an expensive car, even very impressive things are relatively cheap like a private plane is only $3,000ish if I remember correctly). A nice hotel room thats around $200-800 a night, if the girl's hot enough, though that's no basis for a solid healthy relationship.
I don't know why I ranted so much, this is a seriously interesting topic for me. My IQ theoretically said I was capable of doing "any" career or field but I struggled a hella ton, so it doesn't put into account life circumstances or other factors like family's level of income/wealth or your upbringing, mental illness, parent's level of intellect or education, resources, luck, work ethic, and probably motivation and desire.
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