Can you get in MENSA?

[KillerMuffin]

No, not our Mensa. www.mensa.org mensa. The group of people not the sexy guy I'd like to meet up with in some dark alley during Mardi Gras.

Free test! You don't even have to put in an email address or wait for results, it's given right there for you. A word of advice, you've only got 30 minutes so bring the pencil and paper with you.

http://www.mensa.org/workout.html

According to this I have a very good chance of passing the "get into our exclusive club for the intellectuals of the earth" entrance exam.

 

[seXieleXie]

i'd prefer mensa got in me

 

[Starblayde]

way to lower my self esteem

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

I got 20 our of 30 but I missread a question or two cause I'm watching TV, i finished the test in 20 mins.

what do I win

I've taken a real IQ test before my IQ at the time was 142, so i can't get in mensa you need a 150 I belive.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I'm in MENSA. Have I mentioned that? My shit don't stink.

 

[freakygirl]

21 out of 30

I love those kinds of things. Logic and math and stuff .. makes my toes curl..

 

[Starblayde]

Well I got 19 (poor)

but in fairness i was listening to the radio and i skipped about 3 'cos i couldnt be arsed working them out

 

[KillerMuffin]

Question #2: Who, besides Mensans, gives a flying rats fuck about intellectualism?

 

[Starblayde]

Hey its a clique... and we all know about cliques

 

[MunchinMark]

I was in MENSA for a year. I was 14. But the magazine was as dull as and the only meetings were pub meets. So I didn't continue my subscription.

 

[goddess]

Why would anybody want to be in mensa? My dealings with highly gifted people is that they all walk the fine line of insanity. And most have real issues about reality. And most think they are always right and never see anyone elses point of view.

 

[MunchinMark]

Why would anybody want to be in mensa? My dealings with highly gifted people is that they all walk the fine line of insanity. And most have real issues about reality. And most think they are always right and never see anyone elses point of view.

An interesting opinion, but you could apply this same statement to absolutely everyone. When I joined MENSA it was solely because I could.

 

[phrodeau]

I'm another lapsed Mensan. Please don't hurt me.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Hey, I just started this solely to poke sticks into DCL's cage.

 

[Silverlily]

My dealings with highly gifted people is that they all walk the fine line of insanity. And most have real issues about reality.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

 

[Wiggles]

Nope, and it gave me a headache.

 

[Guest]

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

Question #2: Who, besides Mensans, gives a flying rats fuck about intellectualism?

I could not give a shit about it

oooo I have a high IQ.... who cares, does this mean your going to servive the world? Fuck No.

all it means is i'm quick at solveing puzzles. i'd rather rely on my street smarts then my puzzle soveing smarts

 

[Starblayde]

And most have real issues about reality.

One Mr. A. Einstein perhaps? Defined theoretical reality and relativity as we know it?

But then again to prove the theory you have to go into a black hole. But thats neither here nor there.

 

[CarolineOh]

If it's all the same, I think I'd rather not take the test. I prefer to preserve my fantasies that maybe I just *might* be acceptable than have them dashed on the shores of reality

Hahahah, I'm with you, Fox!

 

[Unmasked Poet]

who cares?

So what! I am also a member, and I have found mensa varies greatly with the local chapter. Tests don’t prove crap. Intelligence is about the ability to conceptualize and process information and not about memory.

Grades are irrelevant, scores are irrelevant and yes my shit does stink.

U.P.

You want my score? 28, (perfection is irrelevant)

 

[RisiaSkye]

goddess: Insanity is a label we give to those who don't see the world in the same way as everyone else. Given that the minds of "intellectually gifted" people clearly function differently, or else they wouldn't be considered exceptional, what else do you expect? Have a little perspective: what's "insane" today may change the world. Just like Galileo, Einstein, Van Gogh, and other "insane" visionaries, some of today's "insane" will be tomorrow's heroes and heroines. That's the way of perception--the unusual gets pushed to the margin and marked as dangerous, at least until it's proved right.

BTW, Mensa's members are not all educated, don't all have money, and aren't all a lot of elitist geeks with no street smarts. Like every group, it contains many "types" of people. IQ scores are one way in, but not the only way--and for the one who mentioned it, the IQ minimum is between 130 and 148, depending upon which IQ Test is used and when it was administered. They also take SATs, GREs, and a wide variety of other tests. You can also take their exam, which you can arrange through their website.

It's a club, just like any other. The fact that there are entrance requirements is not unique--look at key clubs, country clubs, Phi Beta Kappa, Greek organizations, community service groups, Daughters of the American Revolution, Rotary, etc. etc. etc. Why are we so offended, so likely to roll our eyes in dismissal or disapproval, at this club's entrance policy? I wonder...

Then again, I'm just a Mensan with a chip on my shoulder.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Hey, I just started this solely to poke sticks into DCL's cage.

"That's what 'little brains' do."

 

[Calamity Jane]

Who really cares how freakin smart you are!

Take this test.

The Untelligence Test @ The Spark.com


The Test Results Are In!

"You are a smooth chick."

You have a knack for greatness. For the record,you are:

67% Un-telligent!
which is significantly higher than the current average of 60%

Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with confidence) that you are resourceful and sly woman:

"The subject shows a very high level of intelligence, and her sense of observation is one of her best qualities. Considering this, she shows a lot of potential, but that's only part of the equation.

"Finally, the subject displayed a insane and twisted (rather brilliant) sense of humor, a decent and respectable sense of morality, and a lack of self-confidence. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals."

*Note that it says I have a lack of self confidence... in the interest of boosting my ego, I think it's important that everyone take the test, just to humor me.

Oh, and yeah, I'm in MENSA. But a little role reversal wouldn't be a bad thing...

 

[MunchinMark]

Alright.

83% Un-Intelligent "You kick ass".

But it did say I had a poor and slightly boring sense of humour.