Is my I.Q. all right?

Question

I'm 13 and I have an I.Q. of 102, is this goord. Am I average or am I a genius for my age?

Answer 1

First of all, Im not sure what IQ test you took, the only one I would rely on is the Stanford Binet, which is administered by a psychologist, psychiatrist, or school counselor.  Some of the internet tests are c**p.  I'm not going to say my specific IQ but there are a lot of bogus internet tests online and my results are extremely varied.

There are "multiple intelligences," the IQ is the Stanford-Binet, one way to measure intelligence.  The multiple intelligences, mean that there are different KINDS of intelligence!  Some people are artistically gifted, some people are mathematically gifted, or musically gifted.  I'm not naming names, but I have a relative who scored higher on the IQ test than I did, but I have won prizes for my art all my life, and said relative (not trying to be mean) can barely draw a stick person.  Another example is me, I can't read body language to save my life, and as a kid I just couldn't connect or click with people, I am very low on intrapersonal intelligence (which means you're smart about how relationships work) and it tortures me because I was not talented at making friends.  I'm 29 and still single.  I'm not complaining though.  Also, I suck at history, my freshman year I tried so hard and barely passed with a C.  Science and French were very easy for me but other people struggled.  I'm not bragging, either, I'm just saying we all have our strengths and weaknesses.  No one is superior or inferior.

  I also know someone (not gonna say who) I used to work with who speaks four languages... but (again I'm not trying to be mean) but sometimes he does things that make everyone question his common sense.  It's not so much "How smart are you?"  but "How are you smart?"  It could be that there is something you are phenomenally talented at.  Our religious faiths teach us that God made only you, and it was all on purpose, you are not an accident.  Find out what you are really good at and love and pursue it.

Answer 2

average. but the test doesnt take into account special talents.

Answer 3

Average. The average score is 100 on the bell curve.