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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
3 days ago

couple, us we him her.

Anyone ever had an official Mensa test, how did you get on?

I fear I would get a miserable score as I'm guessing it's mostly math based?

As someone who has mild dyslexia and dyscalculia math may as well be an alien language.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
3 days ago

little house on the praire

I know nothing about iq tests but surely they would make allowances like normal exams

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By *rixie_BlondeWoman
3 days ago

London (She/Her)

I’ve never understood the point of Mensa, it seems to exist just so members can pat themselves on the back. I expect it is full of truly awful people you’d want to avoid

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
3 days ago

Durham

A lot of it is local thinking as opposed to pure maths etc.

For example, it will give you a series of pictures with small differences on each one, then ask you to select what comes next

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By *parkle1974Woman
3 days ago

Leeds

I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
3 days ago

Cardiff

"Anyone ever had an official Mensa test, how did you get on?

I fear I would get a miserable score as I'm guessing it's mostly math based?

As someone who has mild dyslexia and dyscalculia math may as well be an alien language."
I haven’t but heard the other day you got a pay a fee every month or yeah to say you are a part of the Mensa club so for that I wouldn’t anyway

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
3 days ago

Cardiff

•Year•

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By *innamon_flameWoman
3 days ago

london

I'm going to join menstra as I have PERIODS of being intelligent

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

My first test was the Mensa one. I was about 9. It didn’t require learned skill until the last 5-10% of it where it had a section with equations which I had no understanding of.

All of the earlier parts where choosing odd ones out, recognising transposed shapes and choosing the next thing in a progression.

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By *obilebottomMan
3 days ago

All over

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

Marginally missed 'gifted'

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By *eoBloomsMan
3 days ago

Springfield

I passed the one for Densa.

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By *uperSalopian7Man
3 days ago

Shrewsbury

I'm gifted but only because I stuck a bow on myself

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By *eoBloomsMan
3 days ago

Springfield

"I’ve never understood the point of Mensa, it seems to exist just so members can pat themselves on the back. I expect it is full of truly awful people you’d want to avoid"

Like the Lounge ?

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

"Anyone ever had an official Mensa test, how did you get on?

I fear I would get a miserable score as I'm guessing it's mostly math based?

As someone who has mild dyslexia and dyscalculia math may as well be an alien language."

Neither of these conditions are a hindrance to IQ. In fact they may have made your brain work harder to compensate. Like a runner strapping weights to their ankles for training.

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By *idNHSMan
3 days ago

Walsall

I took a Mensa test at school, and another about 5 years ago to test the hypothesis that your IQ doesn't change with age. It doesn't. It was 138 & 137.

It's similar in style to the 1% club on ITV. No learned knowledge required.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

IQ does drop with age. Mensa correct results by adding a percentage to your result after you pass 40.

I just see it as a way of them keeping up membership levels and fees.

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By *parkle1974Woman
3 days ago

Leeds

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

Marginally missed 'gifted'

Definitely not gifted in the brain department

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
3 days ago

couple, us we him her.

"Anyone ever had an official Mensa test, how did you get on?

I fear I would get a miserable score as I'm guessing it's mostly math based?

As someone who has mild dyslexia and dyscalculia math may as well be an alien language.

Neither of these conditions are a hindrance to IQ. In fact they may have made your brain work harder to compensate. Like a runner strapping weights to their ankles for training."

Interesting view point.

And makes sense.

Everything has always been extremely hard work when it comes to anything academic.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

Marginally missed 'gifted'

Definitely not gifted in the brain department

Christopher Lanigan, americas highest IQ describes 120 as “the danger zone” most doctors, lawyers and academics are around this point. They are very capable of learning and reciting and confident in their abilities.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

* Langan

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
3 days ago

Central

The original concept and testing was based on faulty foundations. Plus, it sadly only tests a very narrow bit of our cognitive abilities, ignoring emotional intelligence completely, for example. It was a product of highly patriarchal times and limited thinking. Intelligence is much broader and more complex.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

"The original concept and testing was based on faulty foundations. Plus, it sadly only tests a very narrow bit of our cognitive abilities, ignoring emotional intelligence completely, for example. It was a product of highly patriarchal times and limited thinking. Intelligence is much broader and more complex. "

IQ testing is what it is. We have EQ testing too. You are criticising a tape measure used to measure height because it’s no good for measuring weight. We have scales for that.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
3 days ago

M20

There is a flaw in testing. IQ testing becomes less reliable as intelligence increases. The tests have to be designed by brains of higher intelligence than the people sitting them. This is why our most intelligent people have their IQ estimated, which is more objective.

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By *atte Lover 82Man
3 days ago

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

Marginally missed 'gifted'

Definitely not gifted in the brain department

Definitely gifted in others

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
3 days ago

Staffordshire

I had an eye test just last week.

I need reading glasses.

But I still really enjoy blinking.

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By *parkle1974Woman
3 days ago

Leeds

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

Marginally missed 'gifted'

Definitely not gifted in the brain department

Definitely gifted in others

Thank god for boobs

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By *electableicecreamMan
3 days ago

The West

I was tested at 13 and scored 145

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
3 days ago

North West

My IQ score was very high but there's no way I'd want to join MENSA. I only ever knew one person who I know was a member and dear god. They were just

I don't think IQ scores are in any way useful or meaningful at all.

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By *ualityNotQuantityUKCouple
3 days ago

Leicester

I took an IQ/MENSA test a long time ago but I doubt the principles have changed much. In those days University was filled with people from the top 5% academically but to join MENSA you had to score in the top 2% in the IQ test. Taking the test didn't mean you joined MENSA, just meant you could if you wanted to as long as you scored high enough. There are different systems of testing which give a different range of score (or at least there was in the 80s), so giving a score is irrelevant unless you give which system was used a well. As mentioned earlier in this thread, it measures a specific type of intelligence, you could be in the top 1% but it doesn't mean you can park a car or bake a good cake.

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By *eoBloomsMan
3 days ago

Springfield

"I was tested at 13 and scored 145"

I was tested at 45 and got 13.😭

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By *urious130Man
3 days ago

Bolton

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

125 meant that you are well above average levels...which if I remember rightly is about 112....beauty and brains....you lucky princess

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
3 days ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Yes and came out at 149 or something unlikely. Hence I'm a bit sceptical of it all.

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By *parkle1974Woman
3 days ago

Leeds

"I did it years ago and scored 125...no idea what that meant though

125 meant that you are well above average levels...which if I remember rightly is about 112....beauty and brains....you lucky princess

I think you need an appointment with specsavers

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By *urious130Man
3 days ago

Bolton

Do you work in specsavers ? Where do I sign up

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By *edstockings2Couple
3 days ago

Ilfracombe

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By *asterfulsoulMan
2 days ago

Manchester

"I know nothing about iq tests but surely they would make allowances like normal exams"

That's.. not really the point of an iq test.

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By *edstockings2Couple
2 days ago

Ilfracombe

I (Mrs) have a IQ test back when I was 17. Back then it was a two full days of solving puzzle tests.

When I got the results back I laughed. There was no way it was accurate.

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By *asterfulsoulMan
2 days ago

Manchester

I've never done one because if I find out it's high I don't really see what I can do with that, and if I find out it's low/average then it'll just be a bit sad because low iq is linked to all sorts of negative life outcomes and who wants to be average 🤷

Part of living a good life is knowing what's worth knowing.

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By *rHotNottsMan
2 days ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Anyone ever had an official Mensa test, how did you get on?

I fear I would get a miserable score as I'm guessing it's mostly math based?

As someone who has mild dyslexia and dyscalculia math may as well be an alien language.

Neither of these conditions are a hindrance to IQ. In fact they may have made your brain work harder to compensate. Like a runner strapping weights to their ankles for training.

Interesting view point.

And makes sense.

Everything has always been extremely hard work when it comes to anything academic."

Yes -average IQ. It’s not maths, it’s a lot of sequences and patterns to solve visually.

But it’s a highly flawed measure.

There’s many other test types more relevant & widely accepted as better than IQ now which only measures theoretical maximum not typical performance.

Turns out your max performance is not be very useful in real life scenarios. And it’s static , whereas what’s really important is learning/development

The 3 most widely used measures now are the inventories - HBRI, bright side & dark side , they cover reasoning, character and de-railing traits. I would highly reckoned these , I tested hundreds of people last year on these who gained a lot from the experience.

But it costs about £100 , more with a report/feedback

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By *electableicecreamMan
2 days ago

The West

"I (Mrs) have a IQ test back when I was 17. Back then it was a two full days of solving puzzle tests.

When I got the results back I laughed. There was no way it was accurate. "

Yeah mine was six one hour sessions with a clinical psychologist

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By *edstockings2Couple
2 days ago

Ilfracombe

"I (Mrs) have a IQ test back when I was 17. Back then it was a two full days of solving puzzle tests.

When I got the results back I laughed. There was no way it was accurate.

Yeah mine was six one hour sessions with a clinical psychologist "

I believe the woman I met at the end of day two with the flash cards was a psychologist.

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By *orcsmatMan
2 days ago

Kidderminster

No, the test is logic puzzles getting more difficult.

You get the idea if you've ever watched the 1% show.

I know mine, it's about 130, still miles off a Mensa score.

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By *arry McKockiner69Man
2 days ago

Exeter

I have done one and I did join but there wasn't much for a 13 year old to do so left after a year

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By *eyond PurityCouple
2 days ago

Lincolnshire

I enjoyed puzzles and did the test (years ago) out of curiosity. I scored in the top 1% which I found astonishing. I can't say I've done anything different in my life because of it. I just enjoyed their monthly puzzle magazine and generally delight in patterns and formulae.

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By *alcon2Man
2 days ago

North

Mine was 139 when I last did one.

A few years before that it was 129.

I think you get used to the questioning style and learn to recognise patterns better so your score improves slightly each time.

As many folks have mentioned I'm not sure how useful they are in practice.

There's one particular person I know was was mensa level, but didn't have much common sense ar all.

If you sat down for a while, you could probably come up with a thousand other ways to measure intelligence.

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By *atKatXWoman
2 days ago

I was in NAGTY (youth version of MENSA) as a teen, never tested as an adult though

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
2 days ago

M20

"Mine was 139 when I last did one.

A few years before that it was 129.

I think you get used to the questioning style and learn to recognise patterns better so your score improves slightly each time.

As many folks have mentioned I'm not sure how useful they are in practice.

There's one particular person I know was was mensa level, but didn't have much common sense ar all.

If you sat down for a while, you could probably come up with a thousand other ways to measure intelligence. "

“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”

Dostoyevsky

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