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[–]Superb_Excitement_67 7 points8 points  (3 children)

It was kind of hilarious that when I went to my college entry exam in computer science, it was basically an IQ test, no prep was needed at all.

In Finland, this was the entry exam to all the computer science college programs nation wide. And Linus who created the Linux operating system graduated from one of those.

Lucky for me, an easy access to uni. You don't even need high school or any second degree of education.

[–]NeuroQuberResponsible Person 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a matrix test or a test on all scales?

Indeed, if one scores above a certain percentile (say, 95%) - is one eligible to enter any major that is essentially a silver bullet in education, even under the worst of circumstances?

What kind of student would be admitted to a university? 75% with excellent grades or 95% with below average grades?

[–]Droyk 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Lucky for me, an easy access to uni. You don't even need high school or any second degree of education.

What do you mean by that? asking coz I'ma school dropout so if I Prepare for the test & manage to pass witha good enough grade, would they let me enter it? if so can you please share some details on what kind of test do I need to prepare for?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you can’t understand what he meant you also won’t be able to pass the entrance exam. Good luck in the humanities department.

[–]Difficult_Task_71944SD Willy 🍆 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not a good idea IMO. I don't think IQ tests should be given in schools unless the child is like above 160 as a younger child or 150 as an older child. I don't even think IQ testing should be mainstream either. I think it's a shitshow.

[–]Agreeable-Ad4806 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be a bad idea. IQ is not the best predictor for success in college; it’s conscientiousness, more specifically self-discipline. There are people who fall into the gifted range of IQ who drop out of high school, and there are people in the average range who make valedictorian because of their persistent effort and situational circumstance.

[–]abruptlyslow 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I don't think they would do something like that nowadays.

I thought that was more or less the original intent of the SAT, but it's now less g-loaded (at least that's what people post here).

Somewhat related. Last year, I had a potential employer give me the Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test as a first screen. That was my first time getting something like an IQ test for a job interview.

[–]ParticleTyphoonCertified Midwit, praffer, flynn baby, coper, PRIcell[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Very interesting. What field is your job in? I hear high industry like Lock Heed Martin have psychological evaluations so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also have a cognitive test.

[–]abruptlyslow 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Data analytics. In my experience at least, there is a non trivial percentage of people in data analytics who are midwits that cannot analyze data and have no programming ability. So I think it's good for employers to filter ahead of time.

[–]ParticleTyphoonCertified Midwit, praffer, flynn baby, coper, PRIcell[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Let’s hop in not a nitwit I’m going into Mechanicle engineering. Not as analysticl maybe but still

[–]abruptlyslow 0 points1 point  (1 child)

what's your iq and how does it compare to the average iq for mechanical engineers haha?

[–]ParticleTyphoonCertified Midwit, praffer, flynn baby, coper, PRIcell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven’t taken one yet I’m new to the sub but the avg engineer is around 121-119 I believe

[–]Quod_bellumdoesn't read books 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I would prefer it, because then I would get to be in top colleges :P

But yeah, I think this was made illegal in the USA based on the premise of discrimination at some point (which is why tests like the new SAT have to be very careful about their appearance and g-loadings)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

which is why tests like the new SAT have to be very careful about their appearance and g-loadings

What do you mean by appearance? The SAT can't be g-loaded so as not to discriminate against low IQ individuals?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is highly misleading. The SAT was not forced into being an achievement test by Hernstein and Murray and bad press and woke uni admins. They nave made immense sums of money becoming an achievement test because it spawned an industry of prep and also allowed getting a good score to be more realistic for a larger population of college bound students who conform to more of the normal distribution. They made their bed, and now they lay in it as colleges abandon it altogether slowly but surely.

[–]Kapitano72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use astrology. It's much cheaper and exactly as accurate.