I guess I'm smart enough not to make it multiple choice. Just kidding. I am just wondering what most VJers think about themselves.

I'm pretty smart, but I don't think I am particularly more so than average. *shrugs*

I guess it depends on what your definition of "average" is though.

When I see an arse wipe, driving a big 4x4 "monster truck" down the road, with the sign "go on, you know it makes you wet" written on the back, I have NO doubt I am smarter than him.

And to answer any possible questions, it doesn't.

Heck we filled out the I-129F without a Attorney...does that make us smarter then one ? oh wait.. maybe that's not a good example..

Hehehe hmmmm some of us must be dumber than we think (probably me too)

I have taken iq tests a few times, always below 100.

Honestly, I am slower than most.

Me too!

Hahahah I took one once...years ago.. I hit 117 no rocket scientist , Hopefully I dummied up with age..

You are smart. We also filled out the I-129F without an Attorney...and that makes us smart too...

Hmm... I am dazzled by the smartness of some people, and by the breathtaking stupidity of others. I'd say I'm pretty smart, but not outstandingly so. As for IQ tests, I always do really well on those for some reason - but am smart enough to recognise that they're only useful for finding out who's good at taking IQ tests. I mean, being able to tell that shape A is to shape B like shape Y is to shape Z doesn't translate very well into real life - I never have worked out why anyone would think those tests are a serious gauge of intelligence. Not smart enough, I guess...

Your right...I'd take common sense/street smarts over IQ test scores anyday

Just proves they are good at taking tests!

I'm "Smarter then the Average Bear"!!

I'm not nearly as smart as I used to be, this getting old stuff really sucks

lol it's funny that the majority of votes are 'smarter than average'

I'll never be a MENSA card holder, but I do ok. Although something about this Immigration process makes you constantly question yourself, and makes you feel like a complete idiot.

LOL that was my prediction when I made this poll.

so does that make that group 'average'? which would then invalidate the opinions of everyone in that group?

The average VJ member thinks they are smarter than average.

Clearly, the only logical conclusion is that people involved in family-based immigration are geniuses! Uh...right?

...which would make a new average therefore the 'smarter than average' wouldn't be poss

but yeah, let's go with yours, lol

There's that adage:



Even if you thought you were more intelligent than the average bear, it would take a fairly large portion of ego to actually brag about it to others

Well, I don't believe people are "smarter than others" except in certain ways. I might be better at math than someone else (which in itself is unlikely), but I'm terrible at spatial stuff like you know, imagining what the broken box would look like assembled, and pretty much anyone is better at me at physical intelligence.
However, I very much believe in stupid people. Not stupider than anyone else--just stupid.

I think alot of people suffer from a distinct lack of common sense too.

Life is hard for very smart people because average people resent us a lot, and there are more of them than there are of us.

I understand completely

I am usually either exceptionally good at something and take to it immediately, or exceptionally bad at it and never really learn it. I'm rarely just 'okay' at something. I don't know if that makes me smarter or dumber than average, but I DO think that areas in which I seem to do very well are important.

Also, I think there are a lot of different types of "intelligence" and that a person's values, interests, judgments and choices, etc are just as important (if not more important) in determining how smart someone is than pure reasoning ability, and I do think I make very good decisions.

So far 73% are smarter than the average. Assuming the mean equals the median, that means 23% of VJers are stupider than they realize

I put myself as 'smarter than average'. I've had IQ tests done and was always above average. I also graduated above average in highschool and college. One thing I would say to the fact most people think they are above average is this: look at the dynamic you're talking about. Most people here are those doing the entire visa process themselves, or with minimal help from a lawyer, with the good sense to do some good research on things (or at least troll the off-topic forum for poops and giggles). I don't think the lower portion of the population would even know how to use this site. ... for example: my fiance's sister thinks that each time a pop up says 'You have won!' that she's actually won something. She once trashed an entire computer with viruses from downloading stuff popups said to... in less than an hour.

The older I get, the more I realize how much I have to learn.

I'll go a step further about myself because the older I get, the more I realize how ignorant I really am... Unfortunately the more I learn and grow, I exponentially become that much the more ignorant. It's a losing battle. I'll never catch up, but I’ll keep trying!!! Cheers!!!

No sh!t...I can relate. But I would prefer to say that my hard drive is full of many years of life's experiences...and my brain is in dire need of being defragged...not to mention a scan disk to fix errors. A system restore to an earlier time would also be beneficial.

I think I am pretty intelligent and have alot of street sense... and getting better with time...

Not the shiniest penny in the well....OR, am I???

I hate IQ tests, they hurt my brain... I'm pretty intelligent - got a masters degree in Physics from Oxford, but that doesn't mean I have an ounce of common sense - quite frequently I will be on my mobile and I will suddenly panic and start searching crazily for it.. Or I will get on a bus that's going the opposite way to where I'm supposed to be... Or I will make tea with cold water and wonder why it looks a funny colour....

Being smart is a very relative thing!