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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good lord so many of you are acting like it is better to have a low IQ. My kid has an IQ of 130 and has plenty of friends and works hard (although he doesn’t need to work hard on any math schoolwork yet, so that will be a transition in high school). Yes you can have a very high IQ and struggle. Just like you will struggle with a very low IQ. You can also have a high IQ and be happy and neurotypical. [/quote]

IME, around a 120-135 IQ is the sweet spot.  A person in this range is smart enough to do almost anything they want to do, yet normal enough that they will still have peers in school.  I don't think anyone is saying that it's better to have a low IQ than a high one.  The PP's notion that a person shouldn't attend college unless they have a 120+ IQ is absurd.  My DD tested at a 115 IQ in 3rd grade.  Now, in 11th grade, she has already earned 5s on the AP Chemistry, Calculus, English Literature, European History, and US Government exams.  She also took the PSAT cold - without even looking at sample problems - last year and had a score almost high enough to be a NMSF.  This year, she'll take another 6 AP exams.  According to that PP, she's not college material, and a college education is wasted on her.  [/quote]

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