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06-17-2006, 07:09 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
I mentioned in the other genius thread that I was once tested w/ a high IQ and am convinced now that I'm basically retarded.
IQ is just the measure of how well you learn and retain knowledge I thought. Not necessarily how smart you are or what you know. (Correct me if I'm wrong) Also, the brain is a muscle, if you don’t use it, it atrophies...so to speak. I stopped paying attention in school, stopped doing work and did a [censored] load of drugs. I think I used to be a lot smarter. However, I would assume that if I got back into the swing of things and applied myself I would probably do quite well. 
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#12
06-17-2006, 07:09 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
For my GCSEs I got 10A*s 1 A and a B
i got 4 Bs for A levels, didn't get into my uni of choice. Now i do the gay poker bum thing, i may oneday get a job in a shop.
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#13
06-17-2006, 07:11 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
Tennenbaum : I believe the standard definition disagrees with you there. As far as I know, IQ is a measure of your intelligence (often as a ratio to the persons age). That being said, it is generally accepted that almost all IQ tests suck as a method of measuring someones intelligence, and are much better at measuring how well people do IQ tests.
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#14
06-17-2006, 07:13 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
I stand corrected. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#15
06-17-2006, 07:14 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
it seems that a good 85% of parents these days have "advanced" children. figure that one out.
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#16
06-17-2006, 07:14 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
[ QUOTE ]
I mentioned in the other genius thread that I was once tested w/ a high IQ and am convinced now that I'm basically retarded. IQ is just the measure of how well you learn and retain knowledge I thought. Not necessarily how smart you are or what you know. (Correct me if I'm wrong) Also, the brain is a muscle, if you don’t use it, it atrophies...so to speak. I stopped paying attention in school, stopped doing work and did a [censored] load of drugs. I think I used to be a lot smarter. However, I would assume that if I got back into the swing of things and applied myself I would probably do quite well. [/ QUOTE ] so you're saying that all (or most) child geniuses/prodigies/whatever just didn't exercise their gifts? for some reason it seems more likely that brain development just takes place at different times for some people. but I really don't know, hence the thread.
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#17
06-17-2006, 07:20 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
Apparently everyone in OOT is a genius, it's really remarkable.
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#18
06-17-2006, 07:21 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
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Apparently everyone in OOT is a genius, it's really remarkable. [/ QUOTE ] well, not everyone
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#19
06-17-2006, 07:24 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
I took the SAT in 6th grade and scored above 600 in math. I ended up taking math classes at the local junior college the next few years and was done with multivariate calc by my Junior year of high school.
I know play a silly game online for a living. I believe I have gone backwards quite a bit.
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#20
06-17-2006, 07:30 PM
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Re: I was once a child genius, but now I\'m only above average.
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I was a genius when i was a child...then I got a 30 on my ACT...then I quit college...now I do nothing. [/ QUOTE ] Wait, isn't the max score a 36?
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