I have an IQ of 130 but I suck at school grades, terrible in math calculations, weak in social situations and speaking etc. What the heck is this IQ score then?

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1. [IQ & How To Understand It -DR. Jordan Peterson](https://youtu.be/T-c7lNy-KgU)

2. To oversimplify, it’s a combination of potential, adaptability, and comprehension skills. All of which are useless without the Conscientiousness to practice and apply them

3. Rather than a measurement of “smartness” it’s a measurement of potential, someone with a lower IQ score might be “smarter” than you because they use their full potential.

   When it comes to social skills it’s mostly based on your environment but my understanding is that less intellectual people have better socials skills. But it varies a lot.

4. 175 IQ here, from a profesionnal test my parents made me pass when I was a kid because of my “not normal” behaviour at school.
   I’m the same as you, math is hard, I’m weak socially etc. Turns out this is a very common thing amont high IQ people. This is called HIP condition (High Intellectual Potential), there a different types of HIP but it’s very likely you are one. Are you very sensitive for example ?

5. Pretty sure you can practice for these tests, score higher, and still be at the job you’re at now, haha.

6. You don’t know how lucky you are! I’m socially awkward and dumb! At least you are smart!

7. IQ is a ratio of your mental age to your physical age *100. People with high IQ act older and more mature for their physical age.

8. IQ means nothing except that you are very good at finding patterns

9. I did an iq test on idr labs and scored below average. I used to worry about my intelligence all of the time until I noticed that intelligence quotients aren’t perfect. I might be intelligent in one subject but barely have an idea what im doing on the next. For example a chess grandmaster would probably do horribly with legitimate military strategy. You have to apply and educate yourself to become intelligent in a subject.