IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient. Your IQ is a more or less objective measurement of your ability to process various types of information in an intelligent way. Sure, scientists have quibbled quite a bit over the importance and accuracy of IQ as a standard of intelligence as well as the nature of intelligence itself, but there is general agreement that IQ is a pretty good predictor of success in the educational world. Not to mention that having a high IQ is a real confidence booster!