Mensa
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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.
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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. -
OrangUtahn:
Hey, that's what I have in mind too :evil:many members joined to find life partners.
Will renew dd's membership when she reaches marriageable age -
sleepy:
You crack me up!
Yes, that's what I have in mind too. Will renew dd's membership when she reaches marriageable ageOrangUtahn:
many members joined to find life partners.
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. -
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. -
Sorry… What do u mean by monitored by GED? Did you inform the school? Have they taken the iq evaluation?
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hello, would just like to know/clarify - is the score that Mensa sends to you after you take the test your IQ score? also yeah I just recently took the test so if anyone has any questions they can ask me ^^
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BitterSweet:
hello, would just like to know/clarify - is the score that Mensa sends to you after you take the test your IQ score? also yeah I just recently took the test so if anyone has any questions they can ask me ^^
Don't think so. Otherwise my IQ would be 180. lol... *humblebragging*
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