Originally Posted by Strange Famous

There are different IQ tests that have different grades. I had to take one when I was 23 and I started my job... they explained pretty clearly that the score you got wasnt "stand alone" but related to the average and graded you compared to other people.

0 is brain dead, 100 is average, 200 is top.

142/200 makes me the 29th cleverest man out of 100

Its pretty obvious, even to a man who aint clever enough for MENSA that to be in the top 1% you'd have to get 198!