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Wow. May I humbly suggest to reconsider the recycling route? -- 9,998 more cans and you can buy our next Arowana
You can even pick the color.
something that can help you prepare for the college workload is taking AP/IB classes if able. Another option is honors classes or dual-enrolling at your local community college. Talk to the guidance counselor/academic coordinator at your school and see what the options are for you to take more challenging classes.
If you do have a lot of free time right now outside of school, it might be effective to volunteer,shadow, events, do extracurriculars in the fields that you are interested in. If you are interested in bio, maybe see if there are any workshops at colleges in your area. Maybe shadow people in professions you are interested in majoring in.Also agree with
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about sports and exercise. It's easier said than done to find hobbies and things you like. And having things outside of school helps keep life exciting.In regards to the IQ tests: Here's my long rant about what I remember from psychology classes........
IQ is not fixed. Every individual has a range. I want to say it is around 10 points, but I can't remember the exact number. Therefore, because exact IQ number can fluctuate- but stays around this setpoint- some say IQ is relatively stable. Even on a normally distributed bell curve, each individual has the possibility to reach the higher or lower numbers in the range around his/her genetic "setpoint IQ." This is especially important in childhood. So yes, when you are younger is a critical time to foster your learning.
Variables affecting IQ include a mixture of genes and environment. The classic nature v.nuture debate. Depending on which genes are activated/turned on by the environment you are in, the coursework, time practicing, homelife, attachments, etc, can help push the child in the top of their range.
standardized IQ tests( not on the internet) are great for measuring general intelligence. Most on the internet are not standardized/ reliable or valid. Both of these qualities are needed for a test to be legitimate. Another thing to remember with the studies stating IQ predits "blah blah blah,"......remember most of these are correlational studies. Correlation does not equal causation. So they are related, but that's all we can conclude. Something also to consider is Gardner's Theory of multiple intelligences: I can't remember if there are 7 or 14 types of intelligences. Another Theory is Cattell's if you are interested in learning about intelligence.
Yeah I know, but IQ doesn't usually stabilize until middle childhood, the first test I took at age 5, and I read that the correlation between test scores at that age and later scores wasn't too great. On the test I took a few months ago that I pretty much just blew off, most of the individual scores were above average, except for processing speed, which required you to copy down symbols based on numbers as quickly as possible, and I think I did a few and was pretty much like "I'm done here". I was tired, and didn't feel like putting in a lot of effort. That resulted in a lower full-scale score, the full-scale score wasn't considered a "low" score, but it was still nearly 50 points lower than my score from age 5, and even the psychologist who have the later test said the full-scale score was invalid, but I keep worrying about the possibility of a drop in IQ.
Carp buddy let's stop beating around the bush -- during the last test you GAVE UP, plain and simple (for whatever reasons). Whenever we do that in any thing in life we can only expect lower end results (or no results at all). Just take it as a life learning lesson and move on -- whether someone gives ups (as we all sometimes do) or perseveres comes down to one thing (and it ain't IQ) -- it comes from your heart.
The exercise is great. In the past few months I have pushed my 5km time down by 3 minutes and it really makes a difference to how you feel in general. Plus looking after yourself is attractive!!
it might also be helpful to consider the fixation you have with IQ. Is it effective? Is it disrupting your every day life? Is it preventing you from doing things? Is it really bringing you down? Are there action steps you can take to work on the fear instead of dwelling on it?
Also keep in mind standardized tests such as IQ, SAT, ACT, GRE, etc. are things you can study for. Test fatigue is a real thing as well. Especially with tests that are 3-8 hours long. You might have a high IQ, but have something like ADHD or ADD and get tired/bored during lenthy tests. Not saying you have either of these. If you do, that might require more breaks and/or diligent practice for extensive studying/test taking. Not trying to make excuses for you or saying your score was/is inaccurate. Just trying to help give you a different perspective, explainations, and things you can do to help your current situation. There are things you can do to challenge you academically. Try reaching out to resources you have. See my last post for suggestions.
It is easy to dwell, complain, and do nothing about what you don’t like. It is hard to accept the score you got. Best situation is to accept it and move forward to try to focus on things you can do. Maybe talk to someone about possible options for harder classes. Not saying you have to actually do them, but put the situation back in your control and give yourself options. This can help potentially change your situation and put you back on track to achieving goals you want.
Also keep in mind standardized tests such as IQ, SAT, ACT, GRE, etc. are things you can study for. Test fatigue is a real thing as well. Especially with tests that are 3-8 hours long. You might have a high IQ, but have something like ADHD or ADD and get tired/bored during lenthy tests. Not saying you have either of these. If you do, that might require more breaks and/or diligent practice for extensive studying/test taking. Not trying to make excuses for you or saying your score was/is inaccurate. Just trying to help give you a different perspective, explainations, and things you can do to help your current situation. There are things you can do to challenge you academically. Try reaching out to resources you have. See my last post for suggestions.
It is easy to dwell, complain, and do nothing about what you don’t like. It is hard to accept the score you got. Best situation is to accept it and move forward to try to focus on things you can do. Maybe talk to someone about possible options for harder classes. Not saying you have to actually do them, but put the situation back in your control and give yourself options. This can help potentially change your situation and put you back on track to achieving goals you want.
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Wrong. You can't study for an IQ test, you can only one particular test once a year typically, because if you remember any of the questions, it can artificially inflate the score. IQ tests typically take less than 2 hours.
Accept a score that even the psychologist himself who gave the test said was invalid and inaccurate?
At this point, I have pretty much moved on from IQ, but part of being able to move on was accepting that the score from the second test was INVALID. You are telling me to do the OPPOSITE of that. Maybe you should take an IQ test yourself.
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