How intelligent is an IQ of 145?

Answer 1

It depends on what the standard deviation for that particular scale is. The most well-known scales have standard deviations of 15. In that case, 145 is three standard deviations above the average. People with this score are considered borderline geniuses. You can expect a well-educated student who has this IQ to be about six, maybe seven years ahead of his classmates. Someone with this IQ is incredibly intelligent and creative. Creativity, in this sense, is not artistic talent. It is the ability to solve logical problems using previously unknown methods. For example, someone who creates a new way to solve sudoku problems is intelligent, not someone who learns how to use them. One in 741 people reach the fourth standard deviation (an IQ of 145 or above in this case).

IQ does not measure academic skill. It measures academic potential. The IQ test on tickle.com should be thought of as an aptitude test. Tests that measure actual IQ have questions similar to those on iqtest.dk. Even the WISC and WAIS IQ tests have questions which should only be put in aptitude tests. Remember that no matter which test it is, an online test is invalid. Even if it's a well made, properly calibrated test, your surroundings can affect your score.