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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 747880" data-attributes="member: 4937">I'd like to throw in wit Sixchan and note to the various 18+ people exactly what that means in terms of intelligence.Maybe you are 18 INT or higher, but what that means is one or more of the following:1) In high school, you were a Jeopordy Teen Champion, National Merit Finalist, and were on a team that won several national scholar's bowl meets.2) When IQ tests were adminstered to you, not only did you always achieve perfect scores, but you also finished them faster than the fastest time category listed on the test.&nbsp;&nbsp; The results of most IQ tests you have taken had '+' appended to the end of them (160+, 165+, 180+, etc.), and your actually IQ is in doubt.3) When the scores for your first standardized tests were returned (SAT, ACT, whatever), teachers that you didn't know from other grades and other classes in the school would interupt your classes just to stare at you.4) You have a 1800+ rating in chess, even though you don't play all that often and have never taken the game seriously.5) You could perform calculus, multiply 8 digit numbers in your head, play the violin, speak more than two languages, or some other 'adult' intellectual activity by age 5.6) You finished high school before age 15, or else you finished your bachelor's degree in under 3 years from a prestigious university (MIT, Stanford, University of Chicago, Harvey Mudd, etc.)7) You are so intelligent that you've deliberately choosen to hang out in Special Education classes because you feel more comfortable with retarded people than you do with normal people.&nbsp;&nbsp; You'd rather people didn't know how smart you are, because they always treat you like a freak.8) You've already won the Field prize in mathematics, or a Nobel prize in one of the scientific fields.&nbsp;&nbsp; You have been a chairperson in the Royal or National Academy of Science.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 747880, member: 4937"] I'd like to throw in wit Sixchan and note to the various 18+ people exactly what that means in terms of intelligence. Maybe you are 18 INT or higher, but what that means is one or more of the following: 1) In high school, you were a Jeopordy Teen Champion, National Merit Finalist, and were on a team that won several national scholar's bowl meets. 2) When IQ tests were adminstered to you, not only did you always achieve perfect scores, but you also finished them faster than the fastest time category listed on the test. The results of most IQ tests you have taken had '+' appended to the end of them (160+, 165+, 180+, etc.), and your actually IQ is in doubt. 3) When the scores for your first standardized tests were returned (SAT, ACT, whatever), teachers that you didn't know from other grades and other classes in the school would interupt your classes just to stare at you. 4) You have a 1800+ rating in chess, even though you don't play all that often and have never taken the game seriously. 5) You could perform calculus, multiply 8 digit numbers in your head, play the violin, speak more than two languages, or some other 'adult' intellectual activity by age 5. 6) You finished high school before age 15, or else you finished your bachelor's degree in under 3 years from a prestigious university (MIT, Stanford, University of Chicago, Harvey Mudd, etc.) 7) You are so intelligent that you've deliberately choosen to hang out in Special Education classes because you feel more comfortable with retarded people than you do with normal people. You'd rather people didn't know how smart you are, because they always treat you like a freak. 8) You've already won the Field prize in mathematics, or a Nobel prize in one of the scientific fields. You have been a chairperson in the Royal or National Academy of Science. [/QUOTE]

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