I have a really good memory and really excellent organizational ability, but I don’t consider those things genius. I think that’s because I see things other people have done, things they have created, discovered, or invented, and I look at those people in awe, because that’s not a capability I have. I consider myself smarter than the average bear. I finished high school at 14, and finished my undergraduate and graduate degree in college at 19. I knew that the scores on my tests, very early in life, identified me as gifted. I’m not comfortable with saying I am a genius. I don’t think I am worthy of the same term used to describe Einstein. JW: I think being a Mensan means I’m good at logic, but that’s it. He probably works 20 hours more than someone who is outside the top-20 soccer players. You know people at the very top work doubly as hard as 90 percent of people in the same profession.
I don’t think you can be a genius without achievement. But it's been unclear whether the same genes that influence IQ also influence grades and test scores.Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience.īR: No! How different could I be from the 97th percentile? I think hard work is what really separates you from others. They've also shown that performance in school has genetic factors.
Researchers have previously shown that a person's IQ is highly influenced by genetic factors, and have even identified certain genes that play a role. Is an IQ of 130 a genius?ġ15 to 129: Above average or bright. Membership in Mensa, the High IQ society, includes people who score in the top 2 percent, which is usually 132 or higher. That's about one in every 2 million people.Ī score of 130 or higher signals a high IQ. But one leading researcher in the 1940s suggested that a genius should have an IQ over 180. The first genius IQ score was around 140.
In other words, one in every 400 people has a genius IQ. Given the fact that the genius IQ score is around 140-145 or more, that's approximately 0.25% of the population.
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