Higher IQ

[SteelCurtain]

As some of you may have noticed I've had other threads talking about intelligence, the malleability of it etc because I am geniunely interested in it, I'd prefer not have any comments about how I shouldn't worry about this, how I should think less about this and do my best etc. This thread is not because I want to compare myself. I'm simply interested in how brains work differently, what are the signs, in what way they are different etc.

Now to the question; are there any members here with an or any members who know someone with a higher IQ of >120? If so:
1) How did you fare academically?
2) How fast did you learn a new concept?
3) Did you have to study much outside of school?
4) What was difficult for you to learn and what wasn't?
5) How did it feel being around people that had it a bit more difficult to learn new concepts, remember things, solve problems etc
6) When you solve a problem in let's say mathematics (you can use another example) what is your approach and thought process when solving it?
7) How was your experience when learning a new language? Did it come to you easily?

Personally I believe someone with a higher IQ has a much better and much more efficient thought process combined with a more powerful subconscious (pattern recognition, memory and such is very important too).

I was tested in the 5th grade, and had/have an IQ of 132. They put me in the "Gifted" program, which is just smart kid segregation. I ended up with all the weird, awkward kids until high school. Although I got the added benefit of having the same teachers for all three years of middle school, and they were awesome teachers that I still am in contact with to this day.

1) I did well academically. I've always been a bit of a perfectionist. I got a 4.2 GPA in high school, got accepted into the US Naval Academy, studied Aeronautical Engineering. I had trouble with time management and only got a 3.8 in college, but I still graduated in the top 1/3 of my class, with the hardest major offered. Now, I am back in school for a second bachelor's degree and am carrying a 4.0 at Middle Tennessee State University.

2) Depends on whether I'm interested in it or not. The creative/language arts were always boring to me, but science/maths are my strong suit, and I easily learn new concepts.

3) Yes. I would consider myself academically minded, but I still need to practice/study in order to keep A's. Not hours and hours, but a good amount.

4) Math and science come easy, although some theoretical concepts are difficult for me to initially wrap my mind around. Generally, a lack of interest in a subject is really what makes things difficult to grasp.

5) At first, it was difficult, Now that I don't care what people think of me, it is easier. There's much less ego attached to it. I want to help others, I'm not out to hoard knowledge or anything, so I organize study groups and help others because, genuinely it is the best way to hammer it home for me.

6) Step by step. Once I've solved one like it, I can use extrapolation, but generally I work through the steps until I can think them through in a logical manner.

7) I was pretty good at Spanish, although I've forgotten most of it. Computer languages are easy enough for me to learn, although I don't think that's what you're looking for.