I was plagued with learning disabilities as a kid, and took a few IQ tests in elementary school. They never told me the results, so I figured they were under average.
I had a problem with studering and had no interest in some subjects, but I was damn good in history and math.
Should have figured I grew out of it by high school, when I got high grades when I applied myself.
Later joined the Army and got a high ASVAB score and I could choose any MOS as enlisted.
After the Army I went to an unemployment office and took another test to gauge my ability to learn - scored 97% and earned a 'Gold Certificate.'
Overall, pattern recogition is a poor means to evaluate overall intelligence, but apparently it is enough to just gauge IQ.
I scored a 110.
I never put much stock into IQ scores. There's certified geniuses with five college degrees serving life sentences in prison. And one of the best fictional characters ever was Forrest Gump, a very low-IQ person with a heart of gold and an uncompromising sense of honor and loyalty.
Every kid should watch Forrest Gump, and realise they're going to encounter 'stupid' people, but just because you have a higher IQ than them does not make you better. You are still equal, even though you are smarter.