Took an official test to see if I could join Mensa. It was partially at my associate's request as he has always joked that I must be gifted with the amount of headway I made in my nanotech research the past 2 years alone.
I have always had a high opinion of myself since middleschool when my counselor put me in an accelerated program and my family began to tell me I was "smart".
I had no real ego before then so I desperately latched onto this quick-witted, intelligent persona to fuel me through university and grad school.
This landed me scholarships, esteemed writing awards, engineering project competitions placements, and more as I felt I was really making a name for myself.
After all these years, I have found that my IQ is a mere 110. Maybe I'm just the definition of "fake it 'till you make it", mixed with hardwork and strong communication skills (both technical and informal); maybe, I'm just not the hot shit I thought I always was.
How should I move forward from this?
History tells us it's the image for what it is remembered/represented that matters more than the reality. Perhaps I'll just take that lesson to heart?
Any similar anons had a reality check like this?