Mensa Tests Intellectual Training
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If you think your educational training has given you above average intelligence you can put your knowledge to the test this month. People across the United States are being invited to join the intellectual elite on October 20th when Mensa holds its tenth annual Mensa Testing Day in cities nationwide. Anyone who scores within the top two percent of the population on the admissions test will be invited to join Mensa.
As when it was created, Mensa’s goal is to provide a social network for intelligent people where the only qualification is a high IQ. First developed in 1946 by barrister Roland Berrill and Dr. Lance Ware, Mensa now has chapters worldwide with roughly 100,000 members in 40 countries, and approximately 54,000 members in the U.S. alone.
The society aims to be nonpolitical and free of racial and religious distinctions, as members attend local and national activities such as lectures, pizza parties, game nights and poetry readings. Members also volunteer in their community and can join special interest groups within Mensa that specialize in a number of different subjects from philosophy or astronomy to chocolate.
“Close to six million Americans could qualify to join Mensa,” explains Russ Bakke, American Mensa Chairman, “That’s one out of every fifty people. If you think you’re smart enough to be in Mensa, take the test. You probably are.”
The Mensa admissions test takes about two hours to complete and has two sections composed of questions that test logic and deductive reasoning. Those interested in taking the exam will need to pay a $40 U.S. testing fee and provide photo I.D. at the testing site. Anyone between the ages of 14 to 17 needs parental permission to write the exam.
Aside from the official Mensa admissions test, individuals may also join Mensa by submitting qualifying scores from other recognized IQ tests. As well, children under 14 years of age can qualify by submitting evidence of prior intelligence testing. Mensa also provides non-language based, culture fair admissions tests for those whose first language is not English.
To find out where Mensa will be testing candidates in your area visit the Testing Day website at www.us.mensa.org/MTD.