Girl with higher IQ than Einstein rejected from grammar school

Mia Golosino is 11 years old and one of the brightest children in the world, with an IQ higher than Einstein. She scored 162 points on the IQ test she took – the highest possible, with the genius benchmark being 140.

She is among the 1% of most intelligent people on Earth. Despite this, she has been rejected from her first choice of school. According to Metro, she had applied for Aylesbury High grammar school after sitting the 11-plus exam in private. She failed to receive a spot due to “over-subscription”.

Her parents, IT manager Jose and full-time mom Mary arranged for their daughter to sit a Mensa test in order to appeal their decision. When the results came back, she was invited to join Mensa.

Her father said: “We could not believe our eyes upon seeing the invitation letter. She just needed one of the results within top 2 per cent to become a member of British Mensa.

“We were amazed to find she scored the highest possible mark of 162 – more than Albert Einstein.”

Even if Aylesburry changes their mind, it would be too late, as Mia has already accepted an offer from a different grammar school, the Royal Latin School in Buckingham.

“We now think that this is the best school for her to go to,” Jose said.

Her mother, Mary, said: ‘We were waiting for a prospectus to arrive the day that the Mensa test results came through the post.

“Then the letter came through the post saying ‘congratulations’ and I couldn’t believe it. We had completely forgotten about the test until we got the results. We couldn’t believe it when we found out. We were absolutely stunned. ”

Mary added: “Mia puts a lot of pressure on herself and has such little confidence in herself that this is exactly what she needs.

“When we first told her she said ‘what does that mean’. When we took the test we didn’t think much would come from it we just thought it might help get Mia into good schools.

“She really wants to go to an all-girls school because she is big on girl power and didn’t want to be outsmarted by boys, but I think that this has really helped her confidence.”

Her parents wanted Mia’s story to be shared to give hope to other youngsters in similar situations.

“We thought it might inspire other families whose kids did not get into their preferred school,” said Jose.

“Mia had a week to prepare for the IQ test and she did it by playing the Mensa app around 15 minutes every day. The day before, she was told to tidy up the kitchen, play with her three-year-old sister Macy, and help her mum sort things for the new baby, which is due any time now. It was just a normal day.”

Mia is a keen swimmer and ballet dancer. She dreams of becoming a judge when she grows up.

Mary added: “Hopefully her doing this will give her confidence to achieve what she wants in life.”