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Fortunato,

I really wished I had an opportunity to go over my assessment, to see how I answered the questions in 2000. I recently threw out my results of the Step II and Geier Assessments, becuase they both resulted in my being INTP. After studying the subject for the past seven years, I knew that I was not INTP. To the best of my recollection, my results were:

INTROVERSION: Very Clear (received 30)
INTUITION: Slight to Moderate
THINKING: Clear to Very Clear
PERCEIVING: Moderate (maybe slight to moderate)

Some thoughts on taking the Step II. I was instructed to take the test, as I appear at home. However, even in attempting to do that, some answers would be relative in comparison to people who surround you.

The majority of people that I worked with were SJ, and as my Administrator said, my S/N results were due to working in a sensing type environment, doing sensing type work at the time. I was looking over the S/N and J/P distinctions and realized that my family members and colleagues perceive me differently than I do myself. If I asked them to rate me, this is what I have a strong belief they would say:

*Systematic/Casual – Worked with SJs and considered self casual in comparison
*Orderly/Leisurely –My environment
*Stuctured/ Easygoing – My environment
*Dislikes diversions/ Welcomes diversion – Consider this E/I
*Planful/Open-Ended-
*Concerned about the future/ Spur of the moment –Not as much as my SJ-SO
*Likes things settled in advance /Dislikes being tied down to plans
*Early Starting /Pressure-Prompted- Worked with SJs and considered self casual in comparison
*Begins right away/Stress-facilitated
*Acts to minimize stress /Works well under pressure-Worked with SJs and considered self casual in comparison
*Seeks to avoid emergencies/ Accomplishes much in the last-minute rush
Scheduled/* Spontaneous – Although my family would totally disagree
*Prefers the comfort of routine /Uncomfortable with routine – Depends. I am a creature of habit, but have a strong disdain for repetitive work.
*Prefers tried-and-true method /Wants freedom to respond to the unexpected –Considered this S/N question
*Methodical/Emergent –Current employer and co-workers think so
*Organized/ Trusts solutions will emerge from process - Current employer and co-workers think so
Makes plans for current task /*Proceeds without plans
Lists subtasks before proceeding – I don’t write down plans at all, although I keep them in my head

On the other hand, I read over the S/N distinctions, and see myself, or my family sees me as:

Concrete/* Figurative – Others would see me differently
Literal /*Symbolic– Others would see me differently
*Tangible /Likes original ideas
*Likes exact facts /Imaginative
Realistic/*Ingenious – Others would see me differently
Sensible /*Imaginative – Others would see me differently
Matter of fact/*Focuses on novelty
*Focuses on effectiveness /Inferential
Practical/*Scholarly
Pragmatic/*Ideas-oriented
Results-oriented/*Enjoys knowledge for its own sake
*Enjoys applied interests/ Theoretical– Others would see me differently
Experiential /*Conceptual
Realistic/*Big picture– Others would see me differently
*Empirical
*Traditional/Original– Others would see me differently
*Conventional/Unconventional– Others would see me differently
Accepting/*Idiosyncratic
Values established institutions /*Values inventiveness
*Facts are valuable experiences/Facts make patterns

Since I have a more knowledge of the subject, paying to take the test would be futile since I would skew my scores. My family considers me quite rigid, however I think that I am pretty casual. Any pointers?