Can you retake Mensa?

Can I take it again? No, Mensa does not allow applicants to take the same test twice (because familiarity could help some test-takers score higher on subsequent tries.) However, after taking the standard test, you can take the Culture Fair and vice versa.

What is a good score on the Mensa test?

The number actually represents how your results compare to those of other people your age. A score of 116 or more is considered above average. A score of 130 or higher signals a high IQ. Membership in Mensa, the High IQ society, includes people who score in the top 2 percent, which is usually 132 or higher.

How many times can you test for Mensa?

In the United States, you are allowed to take the Mensa-administered qualifying tests only once in a lifetime. There are several tests available, and you could try each one of them once, assuming you could find a proctor will to administer them.

What is the best reason to join Mensa?

The first thing you need to know is that no one has a good reason for joining Mensa. Pretty much anyone who tries to join a high-IQ society does so, ultimately, because he or she is an insufferable jerk.

How can I find out if I passed Mensa?

Google “Mensa” and you’ll find countless first-person accounts about taking the test. (The best part is when you scroll to the end to find out whether that person passed and you picture him wrestling with either false modesty or falsely cheerful nonchalance.) I’ll spare you most of the details about the test.

Is Mensa a Society for intelligent people?

As a Washington Post story put it: “Mensa is not just a society for highly intelligent people; it is a society for people who want to belong to a society that tells them they are highly intelligent.” And yet. Like most people who were once teenagers, I’ve always struggled with feeling like an outsider.

What happens at Mensa Virginia?

For three days each year, about 250 local Mensans get together in conference rooms in Northern Virginia and party. You can tell without even attending that they party, because the event has a theme—2012’s was the Renaissance period—and there’s karaoke, and even though everyone lives in Washington, most people book hotel rooms.