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Wahi, an 11-year-old student from the UK, just earned a place among the world’s
intellectual 1 per cent by getting a perfect score on her IQ test. The test’s
maximum score is 161 for adults and 162 for test-takers below the age of 18. To
make her achievement even more impressive, her score of 162 puts her two points
higher than the likes of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.
After
stumbling upon the Mensa test while surfing on her iPad, Wahi decided to test
herself as a way of proving a point to her parents, both IT management
consultants at the Deutsche Bank in London. She figured an impressive score
might be an effective way to stop her parents from nagging her to study.
Wahi is currently a student at West London’s Notting Hill and Ealing Junior School, where she helped her team secure third place at last year’s Oxford Maths challenge. She plays chess amongst other hobbies and has competed on the national level. She is thought to be one of the youngest test takers ever to achieve a perfect score, partly because participants have to be at least 10 and a half to take it.
Wahi is currently a student at West London’s Notting Hill and Ealing Junior School, where she helped her team secure third place at last year’s Oxford Maths challenge. She plays chess amongst other hobbies and has competed on the national level. She is thought to be one of the youngest test takers ever to achieve a perfect score, partly because participants have to be at least 10 and a half to take it.
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