I just found out that my IQ is 104.5 is that bad? George Bush's IQ is110.what is your IQ?

Answer 1

Normal intelligence is classified as having and IQ between 90-110. I score between 118-120 on IQ tests.

Answer 2

It averages 130. George Bush actually added a zero to the end of his IQ score. An IQ of 104.5 is not a bad thing but it means that you have the same IQ as George Bush, which is a bit scarey.

BTW An IQ above 150 is extremely rare so most of the people on here must have sat the barbie doll IQ test to get such high scores.

Answer 3

IQ test results can only be compared if they are official educational instruments, certified and administered by trained educational professionals. Anything else could be hooey. They need to be standardized, accurate tests - not the kind you take at home, or on the internet, or done by some fly-by-night operation. Around 100 is "average" intelligence, then points go incrementally up by lesser percentages of the population. Many people do extremely well in life with IQs of 90, and some with IQs of 160 are in mental hospitals because they cannot handle life. Don't put too much store in IQ results, because so much more goes into developing knowledge and becoming a well-rounded person.

Answer 4

As you've been told, the average IQ is 100. The reason is that the results of an IQ test are designated the "mental age". The IQ is calculated by dividing the mental age by the chronological age, multiplied by 100. Thus, a ten year-old who performs at the level of an average ten year-old has an IQ of 100.

Over the last few years, I've heard more and more people boast extraordinary IQ scores. Some independent studies have found that school-aged children score almost double their elders since the inception of standardized IQ testing. I don't think that this is because people are more intelligent; I think it is the result of what I'll refer to here as "intellectual inflation".

There are problems with the present IQ system -- not the least of which is how relevant an IQ score is to an adult, to whom performing at the level of an elder means virtually nothing, since adult intelligence is measured as an average whole.

The score that made me eligible for the gifted education program was 148. Your IQ isn't carved in stone; you can retake the test as many times as you like, and justly claim each score as your own. I've scored between 122 and 160. We all have off days.

You could also note that having an extreme aptitude in one area and low aptitude in another obviously alters an IQ score for the worse. If anyone feels that they excel in some intellectual area, they shouldn't feel discouraged by an overall average or below average IQ result, nor should they feel dissuaded to try. The system really isn't fool proof.

Answer 5

The guy in Animal House who spits food was smarter than George Bush. My cat is smarter than George Bush. The dog is about as smart, but don't tell the cat that.
You didn't study for the test, did you? You have to study for an IQ test. Do you think people go on Jeopardy without weeks of study? Take the test again, and this time get a good night's sleep, a hearty breakfast, and study! You've got to be smarter than that!

Answer 6

No, it isn't "bad." The normal IQ range for the average human being is between 90 and 110, with 100 being the solid average by definition. Mine's about 131.

Here's a general scale for you to follow though:

5% of the population (in the US) - IQ : 75 or less
20% of the population (in the US) - IQ : 75-90
50% of the population (in the US) - IQ : 90-110
20% of the population (in the US) - IQ : 110-125
5% of the population (in the US) - IQ : 125 and greater

Answer 7

Do you consider average as bad? You have an average IQ. I wouldn't call it bad. For someone who is the most powerful person on the planet, you would think they would be very smart. So, relative to his position, I would say George Bush is an idiot. My IQ is somewhere at the 2% line.

Answer 8

135, plus or minus 5 points, measured a couple of times in HS and college and again at age 54.

IQ is less important than what you do with it. I have a grown child with an IQ over 150, but he is currently underemployed and not growing as a person.

Answer 9

Mine was tested at 164. IQ numbers are only a way of sorting out people who test well. You can be brilliant and do poorly on standardized tests, and your IQ number will not reflect how smart you really are.

Answer 10

I've taken a few different IQ tests and have scored anywhere from 155 to 192, but I don't put a lot of stock in them. I don't believe they're terribly accurate.