Mensa

[Nick 50]

Has anyone took the supervised Mensa test? What was it like?
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[Easter Bunny]

A doodle, passed it became a member, pile of shite never renewed my membership



Ok it wasn't a doodle but I did pass it scoring 154
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[Nick 50]

It states that it will last for 2.5 hours What on earth takes so long?
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[Ariel Badger]

Last time I heard it was £50. My IQ tells;s me that £50 is a rip off so I told them to do one.
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[-Matt-]

What makes you want to join, are you going to benefit from it or just have an emptier wallet

[Ste]

Hetzer will be along soon. With his superior IQ he must be a senior member of Mensa so should be able to tell you all the benefits of getting to mix with those who're smarter than you.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

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146.... 82, 82, 82....... 246.....

[Im-a-Ridah]

Sounds like a place for people who want to see themselves as better than others.

These are usually the people crying because they didn't get into Oxbridge, mostly upset because they not better than everyone else anymore

[Nick 50]

The main reasoning for trying it is for something extra to go on my CV. I'm a mature student with not so good GCSE results and will be applying for Internships for next summer.

I am kind of hoping that being a Mensa member might be helpful when competing with kids nearly half my age with impeccable academic results.
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[-Matt-]

[D O G]

[angryjonny]

If someone sent me a CV and it said they were a member of Mensa it wouldn't count against them. It'd suggest they might be a bit smug but if the rest of the CV was good enough to warrant an interview I'd save that judgement until I met them. IQ isn't the only thing I'm looking for in an employee but it's one positive aspect.

This from a non-member who would unlikely ever qualify.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

If they were in Densa too, I'd be impressed - as a SIG of Mensa it seems to have a sense of humour and by definition be a bit self-deprecating. *thinks that having a high IQ means someone is only very good at passing IQ tests*
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[_Iain_]

[Lord Percy]

I took a supervised Mensa test for a laugh last year, it was about £20.

The result isn't given as a score - all these people who say, "Mine is 140/150/160/etc." are not really giving any insight whatsoever into their measured 'IQ'.

The score is given as a percentage based on the normal distribution of all test-takers, which is presented as a bell-curve like this:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/images/normal-distrubution-large.gif

There are two tests. Both are multiple-choice. One is entirely based on visual and spatial reasoning - there are no words - which means you aren't at a disadvantage if English isn't your first language, or if you're a child who doesn't know many words. The second test is all about comprehension and understanding and has lots of words, so is a bit more difficult/pointless. Each test is stand-alone, so you only need to pass one of them to get into Mensa.

To get into Mensa your score needs to be to the right hand side of the 2σ mark on the image above (roughly the top 2%). On the first test I got 8% and on the second test I got 10%, which converts to about 1.4σ on the bell curve, and that's quite far over to the right of the curve, so I'm pleased enough with that .

Call me a cunt all you like but I think the anti-intellectualism of British culture is appalling. If a guy hands in his CV and it says he's in Mensa, the fact that most people would bin it is really saying something about the state of this nation. Combine this with the fact that if a person rocks up to a job interview with such base things as a shiny business-class car and a nice suit, his chances of success will often increase, just because he looks the part? I truly despair.

[D O G]

[-Matt-]

I dont think theres anything wrong with it in principle, itd be interesting to do on a personal level, i just think things like that, particularly in OP's case were more directly relevant criteria are lacking arent always a good idea to mention as it might come across as diverting from the fact youre lacking elsewhere/being arrogant to a lot of employers. Its a bit like putting your IQ alongside your name on a CV. Informative yes, useful or relevant to your average job - probably not

[AlanC]

[Lord Percy]

[Lord Percy]

[-Matt-]

Captain of local Rugby team - leadership/management skills
active runner - healthy worker
won county marathon five times in a row - determined and persistent
black belt in Karate - got me on that one, good at defusing workplace fights ?

Point is thats how many will analyse a CV, mensa/iq will just be ignored, considered redundant or even arrogant in many cases. Totally agree with you about the anti-intelligence thing and how negative it is though. Theres almost a stigma and cautiousness about seeming clever in many areas of society which is ridiculous and counter productive to everyone really.

[Lord Percy]

[AlanC]