Is an IQ of 86 good if you're under 18?

Question

Well out of 43 questions I took, it said I have 86 for an IQ and was wondering if that's a good IQ.

Answer 1

Well lets just say i don't think you are going to be a rocket scientist but you are smart in your own way!

Answer 2

not really i would say that is below average, but how old are you exactly?

Answer 3

If it was an online IQ test, don't trust it. And if it wasn't, don't let it dishearten you one bit. Knowledge is more important then your IQ.

Answer 4

you probably didn't take a legitimate IQ test, so dont worry about people calling you retarded...i'm guessing this was some dumb online thing. so thats not a very good judgement of your intelligence

Answer 5

Regardless of age, average IQ should be 100

Although this is no longer how it is calculated, IQ used to be determined by the formula

100 * (mental age)/(chronological age)

this would mean if your mental and chronical age are identical, you have an IQ of 100

Answer 6

To answer your question, 86 is not very high. But then again, it was probably a stupid online test that didnt evaluate you right. Even if it was right, work with what you have. Some people have high IQ but dont use it to their advantage. So...first try to define the word "smart"! ;)

Answer 7

Average IQ is 100.  The standard deviation is 15, so average IQ is between 85 and 115.  You are still in the average range.  I do agree with the other answers though -- if it was an online IQ test, don't worry about it anyway.  If you truly want to know what your IQ is, you need to take an IQ test with a psychologist, as they are the only ones who can administer and score such tests.  

As far as age is concerned, it doesn't matter.  IQ tests are normed on various age groups, so the score is adjusted accordingly.  100 is always the average -- bell curve with 100 being the middle.

Answer 8

that is really low

Answer 9

depends how much of a under 18 are you...

I mean for a person around 7 it would probably be acceptable.

If your in middle or highschool than it's just not normal...

Answer 10

You're a prodigy. No, I'm just kidding.

I'm 15 and last time I really took a IQ test, I got 148 ...

86 is rather low, no matter what your age is...Average is 100, most people score above 100..well, most people who dare to say their score out loud.

But I wouldn't trust those online tests. To be a real 86-IQ person, you'll have to be close to r****d - so take another one, I doubt you're a 86..

Answer 11

u r close to mentally challenged

r u?

Answer 12

youre genious

Answer 13

not at all, its below average

im 16 and mine is 121

and i dont consider myself to be REALLY smart, just smart

Answer 14

not really. its slightly below average, which is 100. was it one of those online IQ tests because they don't give good results. I took one of those and got 145 and on another i got 120.