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personalities allowed them to cooperate in school even when it contributed to their own
underachievement. This meant that parents and teachers were pleased with their behavior and
cooperation and such childen were seldom brought to specialists for help or guidance or further
evaluation because they were 'doing just fine' in school.”
Ruf found that when she began to bring up the fact that gifted Judgers don't show the usual signs of
trouble, she saw an influx of parents bringing their J children in for help. Gifted INTJs don't like
simplistic assignments any more than gifted Perceivers do. But they don't show it.
The University Experience
It is in college that INTJs really bloom. Since college is taught primarily by intuitives, INTJs are
exposed to a teaching style that meshes with their own natural preferences for the first time. Not
that they will necessarily get better grades, but class will probably be more interesting.
GPA Per Major
One study performed over the course of 9 years at a midsized, private undergraduate university
(Elon University) found that the INTJ GPA did not vary much by major and was average in most
regards, being neither higher nor lower than normal (DiRienzo, Das, Synn, Kitts, McGrath, 2010).
). Curiously, INTJs were the least represented type in the study, consisting of only 92 students
(1.46%) out of the 6,280 students sampled. Elon University appears to be a low-INTJ environment.
Since the university had something like 40 different majors, the researchers grouped them like so:
1. Communications majors (Communications, Journalism)
2. Business majors (Business Administration, Economics, Accounting)
3. Education majors (Social Science Education, Math Education, Physical Education, Leisure
Sports Management, Elementary Education, Middle Grades Education, Sports Medicine,
Health Education, Music Education, Athletic Training, Science Education)
4. Fine Arts majors (Art, Dance, English, French, Music, Music Performance, Music Theatre,
Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish, Theater Arts, Theater Studies, Theater Design and
Production)
5. Social Sciences majors (Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, History)
6. Hard Sciences majors (Engineering, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Sciences)
Unlike in other studies of this sort, INTJs did not tend to flock to any particular category, nor did
they avoid any particular category. The lowest GPA was in Business, and the highest in Fine Arts.
INTJs were least likely to choose a major in the Education category.
1. INTJ GPA was 3.24 in Communications (Chosen by 17 out of 92 INTJ students, or 18%)
2. INTJ GPA was 3.12 in Business (14 out of 92, or 15%)
3. INTJ GPA was 3.20 in Education ( 9 out of 92, or 10%)
4. INTJ GPA was 3.28 in Fine Arts (18 out of 92, or 20%)
5. INTJ GPA was 3.25 in Social Sciences (19 out of 92, or 21%)
6. INTJ GPA was 3.25 in Hard Sciences (15 out of 92, or 16%)
7. Average INTJ GPA: 3.23 (Above average for sample; tied with ESFJs for 4th highest place)
Interestingly, most studies find that NTs are attracted to the Hard Sciences like iron filings to a
magnet. Why didn't more INTJs select Hard Sciences for their major? And why didn't they get
better grades in this area? And for that matter, why do so few INTJs go to Elon University? Maybe
it's their marketing?