Is an IQ of 115-120 normal for a 15 year old?

Answer 1

By definition, a "normal" IQ is 100. Any good IQ test is calibrated for age, education, cultural differences, language, and other variables, so a teenager with an IQ of 115-120 would be considered a little above average. On the other hand, it isn't so much what one's IQ is that matters, it's how hard one works and applies oneself that counts. There are many people with high IQs who have never amounted to much, just as there are many people with "average" IQs who have made great contributions to mankind. Illustration and Verification of the above answer: For some of those, myself included, that explains why , even though we read Faulkner & Steinbeck & Aristotle & Joyce, even though we listen to Mozart & Cash & Dylan & Pink Floyd, even though we dine rather than eat, even though we solitarily defeat 6-man teams in Trivial Pursuit, (not to mention the millions of Jeopardy bucks we woulda, coulda,shoulda won), et cetera, et cetera, et al ad nauseum, we Cashier on register 5 (Photo Counter)at the local drug store. For minimum wage. And our boss is a high school dropout. Wise words in the above answer. I'm giving the answerer a trust point. Very wise words v