Aspiering wrote:
Don't you all be discouraged.
There is an age factor in calculation of IQ score. As you get older your IQ score decreases.
IQ (intelligence quotient) = (Mental Age / Chronological Age) x 100
This is not true. Originally IQ was calculated this way, but no longer. And when it was computed this way, it worked only up until age 16 or so. Your IQ should actually remain fairly constant over your lifetime, barring factors like illness/fatigue on the day of a test, etc. Your abilities are compared to others of your same age- you are always compared to your peers, no matter how old you are. So if you were in the 99th percentile at age 10, you are likely to still be in the 99th percentile at age 50.