Regarding aptitude tests.

> Those were too much fun. It was easy to see
> the patterns, so I would figure out what I
> wanted them to tell me about my future
> career and would rig the answers toward that
> option.

> Yeah, I know you were supposed to be honest
> about them... but where's the fun in that?
> :)

Hi Mel,

That's a pretty funny story.... :)

It reminds me of something a friend of mine told me. He's been a taxi driver in the past (but he's not one now), and he did the IQ test to join Mensa. And he got in!

His secret? He told me, you can actually study for IQ tests.... The more you do, the better your result will be, as you gain experience in doing IQ tests.

Is your so-called "IQ" really increasing as you do more tests? I don't think so, but it shows you can "beat the system" to a degree, by gaining experience in doing IQ tests. This is what he did, and he sailed right through the test to join Mensa....

(I think he's not a member now, though, since he decided he couldn't be bothered paying his yearly membership dues....)

I thought that was pretty strange! But it makes sense, I think no matter how good they make them, aptitude and IQ tests will all have their loopholes.... I think that's a good thing. :)

(I've never done an IQ test.... I prefer to intentionally avoid it, for the same reason I avoid aptitude tests.... I hate being categorized and placed in a "box"....)

- Dien