I'm a Pure Nerd

February 7, 2007 - Seems like these "nerd tests" are becoming increasingly popular (I guess it's good to get confirmation that you are indeed a nerd?)! Just this past week alone, I got asked by different people to try out different nerd tests. So I gave them a shot - surprisingly though, I'm not as nerdy as I thought I am (though the 47% dork part is somewhat disturbing...). Anyway here are the results to both tests:

Test 1: http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php?im

My score summary:

Overall I scored as follows: 60% scored higher (more nerdy) and 40% scored lower (less nerdy). What does this mean? I'm somewhat nerdy (as quoted "I mean face it, you're nerdier than half the test-takers"). Well thanks.

Test 2: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815

Pure Nerd
56 % Nerd, 26% Geek, 47% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.

The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.

Now that doesn't sound so bad, does it?