I only have a 91 IQ. Any advice?
I think that among us szās our IQās can vary over time. I wouldnāt worry about it. The whole idea of IQ is overrated.
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IQ tests miss lots of important stuff. I have an uncle who probably has the same IQ as you - and heās the nicest, most friendly guy Iāve ever met; everyone who meets him loves him; heās great at telling jokes; he and his wife and kids all love each other dearly; he had a long, satisfying career; and he pursues lots of hobbies that he really enjoys. Yet an IQ test would sum him up and say, āheās a 91ā. Well yeah heās a 91 in one way, but like a 10,000 in another way, perhaps a far more important way.
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Iām smart in some ways but also way dumber in others since meds and diagnosis. Still. I donāt do too badly and it sometimes doesnāt pay to put your faith in such things. Iāve met plenty of really smart people who have no common sense for example which can be just as detrimental.
91 is normal. Stop trying to reassure him that the tests are bad, guys. Youāre sending the wrong message. A score of 91 shows a perfectly normal intellectual functioning.
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I wouldnāt trust an iq test anyway. Just cos you flop their tests it doesnāt mean you arenāt proficient in other fields.
True, and a high IQ doesnāt guarantee success or even intelligent behavior.
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What is your profile picture is that a Pokemon egg?
Itās a Minecraft diamond.
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I wonāt take my iq seriously. In Godās eyes we are all created equal. He is no respecter of IQ. I just wish my IQ was 134. 
With the advancements in technology one day it wont matter what our iq is but our ability to operate the apps that enhance our academic ability. But we need super smart people to work on that stuff 
I think my iq is average but my common sense is quite good
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I wouldnāt put much stock into IQ tests. It is a really bad way to try and measure intelligence. Donāt be disheartened.
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According to IQ tests im thick as shite. But i can suss most people out within five minutes of meeting them in person. The eyes always give it away. A skill learnt over many years of being conned.
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Hence the tag line that goes with my name I just hope @GEDchill can gain something helpful through participating here.
Indeed. But isnāt it the case that it is a fairly good predictor of success in work and studies in the general population? Clearly us sz have complicating issues.
Growing up in elementary school they always had these āobjectiveā (objective?) nationwide tests.
I scored in the 99 percentile. Once you reach college and especially work, youāre surrounded by really smart people.
Itās a pyramidā¦in a sense. In the end or me just looking back I now wish I put more energy and investment in social ability, heck Iāll just say it, Being POPULAR.
It sounds wrong, but itās what I see looking back on my life.
And donāt even get me started on Emotional Quotient(EQ); bc nobody in business knows what that even is!
According to my father I regularly performed around the 150 range as a child. My social ability has always been much lower though. Iād be a candidate for the most unpopular boy in the 456 year history of the private school I went to .
Being online papers over some of the cracks, compared to F2F interaction, but the truth is Iāll never win any prizes for popularity.
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Youāre IQ or simply passion and research unlocked a door into my understanding of myself, with the dyspraxia, and how when I move, I donāt come across as being comfortable in my own skin.
I like myself more thinking itās electrical, in my brain, and not something more negative or deeper seated.
Now if I could only solve why I blush sometimes, Iād be batting 1.000!!
I already thanked you for this stuff, but wanted to sound less confrontational. Maybe Iāll take an IQ test if youāre so compelled to repost one??!
Thatās something Iāve never been dxed with, but certainly fit the criteria for. My stepdaughter says that I walk like Iām drunk, and Iām the clumsiest person she has known.
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Yes, it is. The two mainstream IQ tests, which are the most widely used and scientifically sound ones, are very good predictors of success and academic achievement. The last number I saw with regard to academic performance in college was a correlation of .40, which is actually very high. The Wechsler and Stanford-Binet tests are excellent psychometric tests and by far the best way to measure intelligence. The scores from these tests are among the most reliable of any psychometric tests and the tests have very good validity as well.
It is common to hear that IQ tests are bad at estimating intelligence but those statements are rarely backed up with any kind of evidence. There are numerous issues with these tests, such as cultural biases and their content validity (there are facets of intelligence that are not easily measured), but they are excellent tests and do measure intelligence.
An IQ of 91 is in the average range, however, and is not a barrier to success.
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