ENTP

I have taken numerous different variants of the Myers-Briggs personality assessment beginning with the “gifted” school programs when I was in grade school, so I wasn’t really expecting any shockers this time. Oh how wrong I was. This time I think they finally got it right. The overview in this one was the most accurate description that I’ve ever read; though not entirely applicable, for the most part it’s as if the writer has been following me around and taking notes. My result this time was that I favoured Extraversion by 33%, iNtuitive thinking as opposed to sensing by 75%, Thinking rather than feeling by 1%, and Perception versus judgement by 11%, making me an ENTP personality type.

With regards to myself as a student, it says, quite accurately, that I require mentally stimulating, challenging material and seek chances to evaluate case studies and do critical analysis of information. It went on to say that I learn most effectively through debate and topic discussion and require intelligent, competent instructors who are very creative; which is no surprise since, just as it states, I tend to generate my own ideas by working individually. I do occasionally desire to study in a group setting, though mainly just with my girlfriend and I do also tend to read far beyond what was assigned on fairly dry topics which I tend to actually enjoy quite a bit, contrary to much of the populous.

When it came to writing, the description stated (also fairly accurately, I believe) that those with personalities such as mine often clearly articulate complex data in meticulously premeditated manners and that our writing often demonstrates our predilection towards ideas and thinking on the macro scale. I do, as was stated, often enjoy controversial topics and problem solving, though I do not tend to neglect personal relativity when I write and I do not really make any effort to ensure that my “underlying tone does not appear too harsh or aggressive;” often I don’t even realize that it is as such. I do tend to struggle with authority and leadership – unless of course, I’m the leader, hehe. I do greatly prefer originality over tradition, which was also stated.