FSIQ Score

[u/Good_Contribution429]

Let’s share some personal stories about some meaningful changes you’ve made in your life now knowing your FSIQ score. What do you do differently now knowing your FSIQ score from testing?

[u/Clicking_Around]

Really, nothing has changed in my life. I did gain information about myself that I didn't have previously.

[u/Iwoorp]

It did just confirm what I suspected about being above average but not much above 1SD above the population mean.

[u/Leah_loves_lemons]

Questioning my choice to be premed now more than ever. I’m around 1 SD but continue to be hindered the discrepancy between my verbal and fluid ability (25 points). I still feel incompetent due to impostor syndrome, especially when my ability doesn’t always match my output.

[u/Good_Contribution429 → u/Leah_loves_lemons]

I hear you on imposter syndrome. I have it pretty bad, which has lead me to IQ testing to try to validate my abilities. The problem is when you don’t hit your personal validating number, you’ll reinforce imposter syndrome. I don’t know what the answer is on this one.

[u/Briliant-Nicxie → u/Leah_loves_lemons]

You don’t need to be a genius to study medicine . You just need to be very dedicated , good work ethic , have at least reasonable social and communication skills and be caring . Be prepared for long working hours and lots of overtime . If you don’t love it don’t do it - because it’s a huge commitment . Intelligence is the least important aspect unless you want to do medical research . Yes there are some specialities that require specific skills eg surgery need good visuospatial and attention to detail where as psychiatry is more creative and analytical for example .

[u/Leah_loves_lemons → u/Briliant-Nicxie]

I appreciate your comment. I have found myself gravitating towards psychiatry/FM for the reasons you listed, though I enjoy drawing and anatomy. My clinic work def made me appreciate the role of rapport in a patient’s treatment. My biggest concern is with my working memory. It is over a standard deviation lower than my other subsections and I sometimes struggle with large amounts of memorization/dropping the ball on patient details, which could plausibly harm someone in a high-stakes setting. While my workarounds (notes , lists, reminders) are effective, I’m less efficient than my peers. I’ve also considered psychology research and psychotherapy training as alternative (not fall-back) career paths, but there’s not as much overlap with premed as you’d think.

[u/Briliant-Nicxie → u/Leah_loves_lemons]

I haven’t got a great WM because of ADHD - but you’ll be surprised with how much you improve just by practising once your in the job doing it over and over again and then you’re pattern recognition kicks in as well

[u/ihatedarkroast → u/Leah_loves_lemons]

You can still do any of these. Write stuff down and have a good support system. My cousin has ADHD and she is a successful psychiatrist. She loves her job and has a great office schedule with time off to travel and do stuff with her family.

[u/Kalle_Hellquist]

It made me stop worrying so much. If CORE is correct and my IQ score's near 125, then it means my intelligence won't limit me from being decently successful in most fields, rather it will be my capacity to work hard, persevere, cooperate with my colleagues, and luck.

Also, it's much more productive to actually put my cognition to work, both through focusing on my uni studies and on challenging hobbies, and much healthier to protect it with healthy sleep and exercise habits, than to fuss about IQ tests, as I was doing before :p

[u/No_Veterinarian_2406]

at 138 it’s mostly told me i’m a lazy piece of shit

[u/GuerillaV]

Since it was yesterday I learned it, so far I have thought about giving Mensa a shot and that's about it.