In summary: First of all, an IQ measurement is nonsense. One gets varying results, depending on the kind of test, personal preferences and qualities. You can even practice those tests and get better at it. Does this mean you get smarter?Secondly, you may wonder what disabled people are capable to do! Euler became blind and he still proved mathematical theorems. He only needed someone to write them down.Furthermore it isn't true, that anyone's IQ (which way ever measured) is fixed. O.k., you cannot make a stupid person a genius, but training, experience and books, a lot of books, can change a lot!Mathematics isn't something about IQs. It's very much the
Getting back to the OP. There is more to attaining prominence in a field than some basic innate ability although I think the entertainment profession is not the best example for this discussion: there is no accounting for taste.
It is too bad that young people can be disheartened by some questionable standard instead of just trying to accomplish something dear to them. Feynman was a great proponent of doing that in which you are most interested or at least trying to do it. We all have a little voice in our heads that persistently eggs us on about something. @Rick77. what is that little voice telling you?
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Follow your dreams : if you like math then do math. You can't lose, unless your aspiration is solely to have a math diploma to use as a prop.
An IQ test mostly measures the ability to do an IQ test. Most tall people suck at basketball.