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I'll add that I think it's really interesting to hear about these programs that seem really well suited to kids in the 120s/130s.... I think that is a real sweet spot regarding intelligence and that people in that range do VERY well in life. It's when you are up in the 140/150s that giftedness actually needs to be supported and people can go sideways --- those kinds of people tend to be more skeptical of convention and can veer off onto a path that may or may not be rewarded.[/quote]

I agree.  Actually, most advanced programs are aimed at kids in the 115-135 IQ range.  Nearly all gifted programs are filled with kids in that range, AP and college classes are targeted to kids in that range, and high powered private schools are aimed at kids around that intelligence level.  There aren't enough kids in the top 1% for it to be logistically possible to have many dedicated programs for those kids.

[b]I've heard that IQs in the 120s-low 130s are the most strongly correlated to success in life. [/b] I have no idea, though, whether that's because kids in that range are benefitting from advanced programming tailored for them, while kids with higher IQs aren't.  Or whether it's that kids with higher IQs tend to have more trouble relating to and communicating with a broader swath of humanity.  Or whether kids with higher IQs are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other issues that may hold them back.  [/quote]

I think this is totally true -- in that range people are comfortable in traditional systems, but can really excel within them.

I have some exposure to people who i think are in the 150 range and their outcomes are kind of a crapshoot -- I'm the 147 person, and I have a brother who was always much smarter than me. When we were in grade school he was a superstar, teachers would save his projects for years... but as he got older and entered college and the wider world, he was much, much less willing to go along with a conventional path and to listen to other people, and among other problems he ended up being hobbled by schizophrenia. I also know lots of MIT PhDs through my husband (an alum there), some are succeeding in traditional paths but some have absolutely no tolerance for them. Many prioritize their freedom over everything else and live really unconventional lives. They end up cobbling together a few different jobs and every once in a while making a staggering contribution to society. so who knows....[/quote]

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