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would you, or would it seem inappropriate ?
Society for >= 99.9 percentile IQWhat's the Triple 9? Some kind of Herman Cain fan club?
Society for >= 99.9 percentile IQ
would you, or would it seem inappropriate ?
The Triple 9 sounds like the name of a street gang.
No. A high IQ isn't going to impress anyone in a med school. More important is a high GPA and good standardized test-taking skills, both of which can be accomplished with hard work and determination despite an IQ closer to the mean.would you mention it if you were a mensan, or a member of the triple nine ?
You could mention it, but like other things about you, is it worth mentioning?
IQ is after all a measure of potential rather than any real accomplishment. So there could even be a downside, imagine if your IQ is in the >2-3 Standard Deviation range, are your MCAT, GPA, research or other accomplishments commensurate with your purported intellectual capabilities. If yes, then people would already be convinced that you are a very high caliber applicant from your resume even without mentioning 999 or Mensa and might come off as a person without humility or tact. If not, well my friend then you just look like a loser.
I would like to close with two quotes that are pertinent to the situation
1. "Talk is cheap."
2. "People who boast about their IQ are losers." - Stephen Hawking
would you, or would it seem inappropriate ?
Concur. I know plenty of people who are highly intelligent, but aren't very smart.
Only if you're a featured photographee, in which case you could better afford Secondary fees and travel expenses.I'm a member in the Playboy website, does that give me any advantage?
For someone with a high IQ, you don't capitalize like someone who does have a high one.
Well, aren't you the smartass?Education improves IQ, but the reverse is not true.
Toddlers can have high IQ, illiterate individuals can have high IQ. Proper syntax is certainly not a component of intelligence.
(imb4 "thx prof")
Only if you're a featured photographee, in which case you could better afford Secondary fees and travel expenses.
And no, you should not list this under Artistic Endeavors.
Pix or it didn't happen.Oh no! I listed being a hand model under 'Artistic Endeavors'. Years of no manual labor!
The #1 thing that will kill an application is any conveyance of arrogance or self-preoccupation, since medicine is a career necessitating that you strictly put others first. You have to consider the body of people who will be reading your application. Most people in medicine (and in the world) aren't that smart. Although there will be those who will be completely indifferent to whether you're in Mensa or Triple 9, many will view it as you trying to set yourself apart (which is actually the case). In medicine, the goal isn't to show that you are more capable than anyone else. People want to see that you're a team player. And team players focus on making sure others in their group feel equality. If you're really that smart, then you have to come to terms with that. I was searching this topic myself in the context of applying to residency. I'd likely forgo mentioning my Mensa qualification unless I were genuinely putting in a considerable number of volunteer hours at events. But regardless as to the intention, it's more likely to rub a greater number of admissions committee members the wrong, rather than right, way.