The attraction is not limited to academic achievement, high IQ, or degrees. It often includes creativity, wit, humor, emotional intelligence, and passionate, in-depth discussions on specialized topics.
While they may appreciate physical beauty, they are more strongly attracted to how someone thinks, speaks, and analyzes the world. Sapiosexual
The term can be viewed as exclusionary, elitist, or condescending if used to imply that only certain people possess "valuable" intelligence. The attraction is not limited to academic achievement,