I was often told by other JWs that I was "too smart for my own good". Sometimes that was said in reproof, sometimes admiringly when I'd give an answer at a meeting that had everyone going, wow, I wish I'd said that, because I loved to do research.
That love of reading, doing research, curiousity, critical thinking works against you as a Witness. They want you to be smart enough so that you're not a total embarrassment, but not smart enough to figure out their Jedi Mind tricks.
As soon as I started studying psychology and anthropology, I was screwed...I saw the man behind the curtain and it was curtains for the WTS and me.
I had some IQ tests done once. IQ is tricky, it doesn't tell you everything and it only measures certain kinds of intelligences. Not used so much anymore.
I score 142 over all, and in verbal IQ alone, 168. Um, that's genius level. *blushes* My dad has a 145 IQ over all, higher in math, he's a mathematical genius, to put it simply. He's a largely inactive Witness, although for my mom's sake he spouts the party line when necessary. I think he saw the man behind the curtain too, just too bullied by my psycho super pious mom to chuck it all for good. Most of his buddies are not JWs though. He goes golfing with them whenever possible and pretends he's a normal guy again. Poor dad.