The value and risk are idiosyncratic—they’ll vary greatly based on your personality and interaction of your beliefs with the results.
Generally, there’s value in quantifying what you already suspect. And there’s value in getting another data point into the statistical analysis of the tests. But over-focus on a number when you don’t really internalize what it means (and more importantly doesn’t mean) can be distracting or demoralizing.
For most people, the standardized testing they’ve already taken is sufficient—SATs track pretty closely, certainly good enough for most decisions you’d make based on a formal IQ test. Which leaves this in the entertainment category.
To determine if you’d find it worthwhile, write up a paragraph or two about how you’d react for various result bands. I predict that you’ll get most of the value from that writeup, and actually taking the test won’t matter.
The value and risk are idiosyncratic—they’ll vary greatly based on your personality and interaction of your beliefs with the results.
Generally, there’s value in quantifying what you already suspect. And there’s value in getting another data point into the statistical analysis of the tests. But over-focus on a number when you don’t really internalize what it means (and more importantly doesn’t mean) can be distracting or demoralizing.
For most people, the standardized testing they’ve already taken is sufficient—SATs track pretty closely, certainly good enough for most decisions you’d make based on a formal IQ test. Which leaves this in the entertainment category.
To determine if you’d find it worthwhile, write up a paragraph or two about how you’d react for various result bands. I predict that you’ll get most of the value from that writeup, and actually taking the test won’t matter.