Is 118 a good score on an iq test?

is 118 a good score on an IQ test?

Ranking of IQ scores was developed by Lewis Terman in 1916 as a way of categorizing intelligence levels. The ranking of typical ranges of IQ scores and what they mean are summarized below:

Over 140 - Genius or near genius
120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence
110 - 119 - Superior intelligence
90 - 109 - Normal or average intelligence
80 - 89 - Dullness
70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency
Under 70 - Definite feeble-mindedness

The distribution of IQ scores in the world falls along a normal distribution curve, and can be summarized as:

50% of IQ scores fall between 90 and 110
70% of IQ scores fall between 85 and 115
95% of IQ scores fall between 70 and 130
99.5% of IQ scores fall between 60 and 140

Roughly 5% of the population has IQ scores under 70; this is considered the benchmark for mental retardation. On the other end of the scale, only 1% of the population falls in the 135 and above category, which is the benchmark for genius.

What is the relevance of these scores? At best, they measure academic intelligence or the ability to succeed in an academic environment. Many other kinds of intelligence have been discovered and categorized that are not measured by these tests, such as the physical intelligence demonstrated by athletes, and musical/artistic genius. A rough ranking of what each IQ score means occupationally is shown below:

140
Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.

130
Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)

120
School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.

110
Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.

100+
Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.

100-
Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.

90
Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters.

There is also considerable evidence that IQ scores can be improved by changes in ones environment, particularly for children. Children who have been read to more often or have been subjected to variety in their environment tend to improve their scores over time.

kool I got a 120 on mine im superior intellegent

but im not going to be a teacher im going to be a big time rockstar beleive it!!!

^^ All that seems wrong, on the last national IQ test I took, your mark depended on your age, 120 was average for someone between 13 and 18 or something and it was excellent for someone over 65.

I got 148 on an online test but it was free so not 100% reliable.

OH ok so I guess mine is zero because I thought IQ changes as you study and develop.

And your IQ does not determin your career.

But IQ is a way of testing the persons intelligens at that time.

The other way is just to call out hei you stupit!! And every one who looks is a littel tara.
HAHA

sweeet
I got a 131
haha im proud

IQ is how much you CAN learn not how much you know. Take a real IQ test and not one off the internet. IQ is just a limit to what you can learn though but it is not just that easy. Because my friend has an IQ of 186 but he dumb as a box of rocks. He can remember the smallest detail but cannot do math or science or anything of that nature without struggling. It is just an overall to what you can learn.

I got 121 on mine and I'm going to be a physician so I think this might be a little off on career aptitude... cause I was a little off of 130. But hey I like the fact that I have a very superior intelligence.

For one, not seeming to put myself down, I can lack common sence every now and then. Even forget what I'm talking about in the middle of a sentence. Your trying to tell me I have 'Very superior intelligence' counting on I recieved 122 on my test. But I find an IQ Test to be a sad way of convincing people they are smart or dumb. Technology can't establish everything in life for us...

Yes, it is 18 points above the average.

Mine was 120 in Kindergarten [I was 4 when they forced me to take it because that was the only way I could get into school early! ^^]. When I last took one it was last year and it was 125, I think... It's to be expected though, my mom's is about 136 and my dad's is 140-something, I can't remember. Mine actually went up, that's funny considering with the way kids are taught today, it's supposed to go down. It's supposed to go down as you get older anyway.

Alright, for kicks, I took an online one just now and got 121. But it WAS an internet one, so yeah~

Mine was 134 I think.

And I think how 'average' the score is depends a bit on how old you are. For like a 3 year old to have an IQ of 120 is REALLY good, compared to like an older person.

Depends on age.

Doesn't it?

im 14 and I got 118

last time I took 1 I was 12, and it was on the internet. I got 128 in the end.

IQ and career are irrelevant, you'll find that MENSA (requiring a score of 130 or better) has members from all walks of life.

YES!!! IT IS AWESOME

To get one thing straight: IQ does not depend on how old you are, because IQ is measured per age group. I.E. a 4 year old who gets a score of 100 has the average intelligence of a 4 year old and a 43 year old who gets a score 100 has the average intelligence of a 43 year old.

So if you took a reliable test (which means little since few people really believe that IQ means anything, it's just a number), 118 is a good score because you scored 18 points higher than your average peer.

when I was really young my parents had me tested and the person administering the test said I was some kind of child genius or something. It wasn't an IQ test but it was kinda like one I guess. My parents didn't want me to feel weird so instead of putting me in school early they let me go to school with everybody else my age. I recently was given an IQ test by my psychology teacher because he gave me a puzzle to figure out that most of his college students couldn't do. I did it in 3 seconds and he was convinced I was a genius so he had me tested and I got 182. The funny thing is that they might not even let me back into high school for my junior year. The principal wants to leave me back because I missed a lot of school because I suffer from severe depression and needed to be hospitalized. I find it insane that I'm being left back because I was struggling to cope with mental illness... but that's off topic. Being a genius is a lonely life.