Mensa

[Lynn2010]

Just to revive this discussion… any one found any benefits of joining the Mensa??

[violin_lover]

Lynn2010:

Just to revive this discussion.... any one found any benefits of joining the Mensa??

Hi Lynn, I took my Mensa test more than 2 decade ago (Dec 1990) and scored a 99 percentile. But I didn't join the club....anyway, having a letter/certificate that shows that one has a high IQ does help to boost up confident level. Hence, I do encourage your kid go for the test. It cost around $20 in 1990, not sure about the price now

[Lynn2010]

violin_lover:

Lynn2010:

Just to revive this discussion.... any one found any benefits of joining the Mensa??

Hi Lynn, I took my Mensa test more than 2 decade ago (Dec 1990) and scored a 99 percentile. But I didn't join the club....anyway, having a letter/certificate that shows that one has a high IQ does help to boost up confident level. Hence, I do encourage your kid go for the test. It cost around $20 in 1990, not sure about the price now

Hmmm.... sounds good. Encourage by many to let both my dds to go for the test but i hesitate as i do not want them to grow up thinking they are superior (if they are tested for high IQ). Now that they are older, it's good to know. They should be on the higher range :). DD1 can read story books and speak full sentences at 2 yr old. DD2 can solve P2/3 level Math problem at 5 yr old.

Thanks for the comments.

[violin_lover]

Lynn2010:

Hmmm.... sounds good. Encourage by many to let both my dds to go for the test but i hesitate as i do not want them to grow up thinking they are superior (if they are tested for high IQ). Now that they are older, it's good to know. They should be on the higher range :). DD1 can read story books and speak full sentences at 2 yr old. DD2 can solve P2/3 level Math problem at 5 yr old.

Thanks for the comments.

Go for it I don't think its hard to get 98 percentile. Nowasday, they don't publish the raw score in their letter. I had a shock when I received my raw score many years ago. And knowing the raw score does help me to accomplish many things in life. ie I dare to take up lots of academia challenges, \"knowing that\" I should be able to overcome the barriers. For example, I got a \"D\" for my Physics J1 promo and still convince myself to apply for Physics \"S\" paper. Please update me the outcome of your kids' MENSA admission test

Cheers

[sleepy]

Lynn2010:

Encourage by many to let both my dds to go for the test

The last time I checked, mensa doesn't conduct IQ test for kids in primary school. To join, just need to submit IQ report done by EP.

[Lynn2010]

Sleepy, both are now in Sec sch. DD2 will be 13 yr old end of next year. No hurry. I will let them take the test if Mensa allows. Will let DD1 take after exams.

[OrangUtahn]

Lynn2010:

Just to revive this discussion.... any one found any benefits of joining the Mensa??

I am re-reviving
I got tested in 1997 and am a member. I would say the benefits are largely personal and partly social. As a confidence booster it gives you an idea of where you stand, sometimes even helps you to get selected for a job when there are too many shortlisted for the same position, and helps you get acquainted with other high IQ people. I would say membership probably is of greater interest to adults rather than to teenagers because within the club are special interest groups (SIGs) and some may require in depth knowledge of a certain field. I used to attend the UK mensa while I was studying there and at that time many members joined to find life partners.

It doesn't mean people with higher IQ always succeed in life. Members come from all walks of life and it is really an eye-opener to know where these people are. On the other hand, there are quite a number of highly accomplished professionals who excel in numerous unrelated areas, e.g. well known doctors who are also music composers and novelists. Their achievements help inspire the rest of us to have a more positive outlook in life.

Some members are incredibly intelligent, typically because their minds are constantly thinking so far ahead of their peers, they often get frustrated that nobody understands them. Joining mensa can help such people get along with other members of the same wavelength so in a way it helps them socialize.

[sleepy]

OrangUtahn:

many members joined to find life partners.

Hey, that's what I have in mind too :evil:

Will renew dd's membership when she reaches marriageable age

[OrangUtahn]

sleepy:

OrangUtahn:

many members joined to find life partners.

Yes, that's what I have in mind too. Will renew dd's membership when she reaches marriageable age

You crack me up!
Actually I still have a group photo taken during a UK river cruise where a couple fell in love (albeit in drunken stupor) and later married. /sigh no such luck for me /cries

Aaaaanyway to the others who enquired on the thread, I feel it is best to take the aptitude test during school/uni-going age like say 15-22, when the mind is at its sharpest.

[Fusionmom]

Hi


We have joined mensa junior… is there anyone out there interested to form our own activities? I have two boys turning 11 and 8. One in GEP and the other monitored by GED.