I scored a 102 on an IQ test.. Is that a good or bad score?

Question

10 POINTS TO BEST ANSWER!!!!

Answer 1

That depends upon your viewpoint. As "average" is 100, it means you are slightly above "average".
However, since I am an old man, "been there, done that" I will say that, first of all, there is no connection between any of these scores and scholastic performance and further that there is no connection between scholastic perfomance and one's success in life;
and, people all know some things that no one else knows, know some things better than any others. E.g., you may be very talented music-wise, but do not do well in math or science. Or, you could be a science genius, but not very good in English.
In other words, find your own niche, your own place in life.

Answer 2

They scale IQ tests to 100 being the mean score, and the range of "normal intelligence" is between 90 and 110. Mind you, they only test two or three types of intelligence on most IQ tests.

Basically, you have a "normal" IQ. But IQ tests in no way judge how you will perform in life. So don't think too much on it--hard work and continually challenging yourself will take you further than your IQ score.

Edit: Although I want the ten points, I feel compelled to refute the person who said that you're "smarter" than 4 billion people. The more truthful answer would be that, in the areas that the IQ tests, you are about the same as five of the approximately six billion people in the world, maybe a little better than some people in some areas, and a little worse than some of those same people in others. This is the problem with IQ tests--not only is there a ten point standard deviation (meaning if you retested you stand a good chance of scoring as high as a 112 and as low as a 92) but the mean score of 100 misleads people into thinking that a person at 100 IQ is smarter than 1/2 of the world and dumber than the other half. This isn't the case. We're all unique individuals--we're better at some things and worse at others. It just so happens that you'll do ABOUT as well at certain tasks as most people will. That's ALL you can say about the score of 102. Again, working hard, applying yourself, and striving to learn every day will serve you much better than the "IQ" you were born with.

Answer 3

Kat:

100 is average, so 102 is somewhat above average. But I know people with lower IQ scores who did well in life and are happy. And some with much higher scores who did not do so well. Some of them are in jail, and some are in the grave. Don't let this dictate anything in your life. Do your best in everything you do.

Answer 4

IQ tests are flawed anyway - I always come out between 120-150depending on the test- If I'm so clever why am I working as an office monkey, and why am I typing this crap when I've got to be up in 5 hours? Mathematical aptitude doesn't equal intelligence

Answer 5

Don't pay any attention to IQ scores. They do not mean anything. There's absolutely no scientific proof that an IQ test really tells you about a person's intelligence.

Answer 6

This is a good score it means that you are abouv average. 100 is average, 80 is retarded and Instine was 160 lol. If you want to look at all the exact numbers here is a table for you on this website. Hope this helped :)

http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq04.htm

Answer 7

I'm not sure but 90-115 is around average so you probably got an average score

Answer 8

It's an average score.

Answer 9

It is within the average range. Low average to high average is 85 to 115. This site will help you understand it better.

Answer 10

go to audiblox.com/iq_scores.html
im 13 years old my iq is 135 so your iq is pretty average