jd2010 said: I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130. Neither this, nor the actual mensa test are real IQ tests, and mensa is a waste of $. Should be banned from FWF for paying to get in ... I guess as long as you're all okay with that, feel free to have fun!
IQ and test scores don't make someone successful, Im a prime example of that.
35 ACT 1400 (old) SAT 740 GMAT 168 LSAT 99 ASVAB 150ish IQ from legitimate tests
Im just another wage slave with huge debt who doesnt know what to do with his life like most ppl my age!
Wow. You beat my cousin on the SATs, and he's a neurosurgeon.
johnfw
Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:05a
Ironically, or maybe not, "mensa" in Mexico means stupid/dumb/goofball.
flap
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:14a
"Unmeasurable genius" ... FWF should implement a similar scale for deal creativity.
"Genius IQ is generally considered to begin around 140 to 145, representing ~.25% of the population (1 in 400). Here's a rough guide:
jd2010 said: yorkie345 said: Congratulations! You scored a 64 on the Mensa Home Test.
Scores between 63 and 70 from the online test are above the 86th percentile and indicate an approximate IQ range between 116 and 125. This high score indicates a strong possibility that you may qualify for membership in Mensa!
I don't agree with Mensa IQ testing. I grew up in the country and while I'm a very good writer, my vocabulary isn't that great. I probably ask my wife once per month what a word she said means! I just took this test and was very confident with most of my answers. However, the vocabulary absolutely killed me. Does it make me any less intelligent that I don't know word relationships for words I've never even heard of? I can multiply and divide in my head like no one else I've ever met but because I don't know the meaning of a word that no one ever uses I'm less intelligent? Pffft. 4.0 through high school without studying, 32 ACT in 10th grade (never took it again) and was always in the top 99th percentile for standardized testing. I was even off the chart on the ASVAB coding and math sections. I guess what I'm getting at is take these results with a grain of salt!
Anywho, thanks for the link OP!
I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130. Neither this, nor the actual mensa test are real IQ tests, and mensa is a waste of $. Should be banned from FWF for paying to get in ... I guess as long as you're all okay with that, feel free to have fun!
IQ and test scores don't make someone successful, Im a prime example of that.
35 ACT 1400 (old) SAT 740 GMAT 168 LSAT 99 ASVAB 150ish IQ from legitimate tests
Im just another wage slave with huge debt who doesnt know what to do with his life like most ppl my age!
Have you read "The Outsiders"? Although there is correlation between an increase in measured IQ and success or wealth at the lower bounds (say IQ of 80-120), that correlation doesn't hold as you reach the rarefied levels of IQ. If anything, there starts to be an inverse relationship, and even more insidiously, there becomes a correlation with "social maladjustment" and psychosis (which in a large part leads to the lack of social connectedness, ie EQ, and ultimately the inability to achieve high levels of wealth/success).
Coincidentally, an IQ of ~150 puts you squarely in the sweet spot to maximize your EQ. But I guess you'll have to normalize for luck as well.
Yankees said: blahblah long quote high test scores
Havent read that specific book but have read up on EQ and the relationship it tends to hold versus IQ. My work ethic is not good, and managing relationships and soft skills is work for me, so my EQ tends to be pretty terrible, although self awareness is the first tenet of EQ, so if one knows their EQ is terrible, maybe its not that bad?
jd2010 said: yorkie345 said: Congratulations! You scored a 64 on the Mensa Home Test.
Scores between 63 and 70 from the online test are above the 86th percentile and indicate an approximate IQ range between 116 and 125. This high score indicates a strong possibility that you may qualify for membership in Mensa!
I don't agree with Mensa IQ testing. I grew up in the country and while I'm a very good writer, my vocabulary isn't that great. I probably ask my wife once per month what a word she said means! I just took this test and was very confident with most of my answers. However, the vocabulary absolutely killed me. Does it make me any less intelligent that I don't know word relationships for words I've never even heard of? I can multiply and divide in my head like no one else I've ever met but because I don't know the meaning of a word that no one ever uses I'm less intelligent? Pffft. 4.0 through high school without studying, 32 ACT in 10th grade (never took it again) and was always in the top 99th percentile for standardized testing. I was even off the chart on the ASVAB coding and math sections. I guess what I'm getting at is take these results with a grain of salt!
Anywho, thanks for the link OP!
I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130. Neither this, nor the actual mensa test are real IQ tests, and mensa is a waste of $. Should be banned from FWF for paying to get in ... I guess as long as you're all okay with that, feel free to have fun!
IQ and test scores don't make someone successful, Im a prime example of that.
35 ACT 1400 (old) SAT 740 GMAT 168 LSAT 99 ASVAB 150ish IQ from legitimate tests
Im just another wage slave with huge debt who doesnt know what to do with his life like most ppl my age!
You're about where I am (you got slightly higher on the ACT which I took in the early 80's) but I kicked your butt on the ASVAB!
I've got one of the best jobs in the world now (software developer) and can work from home at my leisure. Hopefully things look up for you soon. I guess I don't worry anymore about being successful, I'm just grateful that my family has enough and is happy. There is always going to be someone who makes more money than me, I'm just happy that I have the money to do things with my family and the time to spend it with them!
Shizle
Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 1:53a
Yes finally! I'm dumb as crap but I need to convince people I is smart!
HippieFatWallet
New Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 3:22a
I've thought for years that the whole point of Mensa membership was for the sex-club-like experiences that their membership seems to appreciate. Was a member in the late 80s, simply because I was too young to see through the veneer. Honestly surprised that they're still around. They must have insanely low overhead (or a hugely gullible population on which to feed.)
Scores between 63 and 70 from the online test are above the 86th percentile and indicate an approximate IQ range between 116 and 125. This high score indicates a strong possibility that you may qualify for membership in Mensa!
Really all this test measures for is an 8th grade vocabulary, the ability to recognize addition/subtraction number patterns, simple relationships (e.g. A is bigger than B, B is bigger than C) and interpreting terribly drawn images.
Here's an example question:A man placed four stepping stones one foot square in a row in a section of his garden so that there were equal spaces on all four sides of each of the stones. If the section was 3 feet wide, how long was it?
g10ny
Serene Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 5:07a
Hypothetical item example:
A $25 Bass Shop Pro gift card is for a free NRA subscription what x is for a free Mensa home test. Find x.
BamBam0099
Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 5:44a
I don't get it, I took the test and instead of getting results, they send me this picture instead brain scan
dbl118
Silly Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 5:56a
Is this a good price?
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 6:49a
jd2010 said: Im just another wage slave with huge debt who doesnt know what to do with his life like most ppl my age!Resign. Pack your life in a bag. Head out. Stop only to make a couple of bucks here n there to keep you going.
Come to think of it, maybe I will take my own advice.
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 6:53a
newbietx said: Wow, they do really get personal with the test results. Here are mine:
This score falls between the 62nd and 88th percentiles and indicates an approximate IQ range of 99 - 119. This is above average for the general population! But your wife still thinks you are an idiot!
Huh Says something about *her smarts if she still married *you!
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 6:58a
Shizle said: Yes finally! I'm dumb as crap but I need to convince people I is smart!And how will you do that? Pay someone to take the test for you?
donrull
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 7:05a
Thanks OP!
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 7:05a
MrCodeDude said: Here's an example question:A man placed four stepping stones one foot square in a row in a section of his garden so that there were equal spaces on all four sides of each of the stones. If the section was 3 feet wide, how long was it?Let's have more questions; from the test or elsewhere. Make it fun.
The answer to your sample, obviously, is 108.
JTausTX
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 7:25a
labboypro said: Just got a "renewal" notice in mail today for daughter and me. We haven't been paying members for several years. I'm guessing they're really hurting for money that they're trolling through former member files for "renewals." Kunai said: I'm a member. I'm happier not paying my dues.
#humblebrag
VegasVegan
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 7:36a
Just answer "42" to every question....you'll ace it.
aarzi said: MrCodeDude said: Here's an example question:A man placed four stepping stones one foot square in a row in a section of his garden so that there were equal spaces on all four sides of each of the stones. If the section was 3 feet wide, how long was it?Let's have more questions; from the test or elsewhere. Make it fun.
jd2010 said: I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130.
I thought the lower limit for membership was 130 - i.e. two standard deviations above the mean. Test scores meant more to me before I had real world experience. Nobody has cared about my IQ score since the 6th grade, and nobody has cared about my SAT score since I was admitted to college. Nobody I respect would care if I was in Mensa. It's the Omaha Steaks of the knowledge market. Except that you don't end up with a block of dry ice to play with and a free cooler for road trips.
psuJC
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 9:07a
their website SUCKS!
Yankees
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 9:27a
Overzeetop said: jd2010 said: I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130.
I thought the lower limit for membership was 130 - i.e. two standard deviations above the mean.
From their "About Us" page: How do I qualify for Mensa? Membership in Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test[ that has been properly administered and supervised. There is no other qualification or disqualification for initial membership eligibility. The term "IQ score" is widely used but poorly defined. There are a large number of tests with different scales. The result on one test of 132 can be the same as a score 148 on another test. Some intelligence tests don't use IQ scores at all. Mensa has set a percentile as cutoff to avoid this confusion. Candidates for membership of Mensa must achieve a score at or above the 98th percentile on a standard test of intelligence (a score that is greater than that achieved by 98 percent of the general population taking the test). Generally, there are two ways to prove that you qualify for Mensa: either take the Mensa test, or submit a qualifying test score from another test. There are a large number of intelligence tests that are "approved". More information on whether a test you have taken is approved, as well as information on the procedure for taking the Mensa test, can be obtained from the nearest Mensa office. There are no on-line tests that can be used for admission to Mensa. Feel free to contact Mensa for specific details about eligibility.
In common usage, 98th percentile is ~130 IQ. The ceiling is definitely not 130. If you take the actual Mensa admissions test, they will only give you a pass/fail result.
For those interested, designing tests to differentiate and resolve at increasingly higher standard deviations of IQ is a science unto itself (psychometrics).
As an example, the Mega Society test has 48 questions, getting 7 right qualifies you for Mensa. It takes 43 right to qualify for Mega. (Mensa=98th percentile, 1 in 50, ~130 IQ. Mega=99.9999th percentile, 1 in 1,000,000, ~176 IQ). Normalized grid for Titan Raw Score / IQ / Percentile. Unfortunately, it's not free to get this test scored.
For the Mensa equivalent, whether you get 7 right or 47 right, you'll get the same response of "you passed!".
russellt
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 9:36a
I ordered but they don't deliver to Arkansas. Anybody have an address I can use?
Yankees said: Overzeetop said: jd2010 said: I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130.
I thought the lower limit for membership was 130 - i.e. two standard deviations above the mean.
From their "About Us" page: How do I qualify for Mensa? Membership in Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test[ that has been properly administered and supervised. There is no other qualification or disqualification for initial membership eligibility. The term "IQ score" is widely used but poorly defined. There are a large number of tests with different scales. The result on one test of 132 can be the same as a score 148 on another test. Some intelligence tests don't use IQ scores at all. Mensa has set a percentile as cutoff to avoid this confusion. Candidates for membership of Mensa must achieve a score at or above the 98th percentile on a standard test of intelligence (a score that is greater than that achieved by 98 percent of the general population taking the test). Generally, there are two ways to prove that you qualify for Mensa: either take the Mensa test, or submit a qualifying test score from another test. There are a large number of intelligence tests that are "approved". More information on whether a test you have taken is approved, as well as information on the procedure for taking the Mensa test, can be obtained from the nearest Mensa office. There are no on-line tests that can be used for admission to Mensa. Feel free to contact Mensa for specific details about eligibility.
In common usage, 98th percentile is ~130 IQ. The ceiling is definitely not 130. If you take the actual Mensa admissions test, they will only give you a pass/fail result.
For those interested, designing tests to differentiate and resolve at increasingly higher standard deviations of IQ is a science unto itself (psychometrics).
As an example, the Mega Society test has 48 questions, getting 7 right qualifies you for Mensa. It takes 43 right to qualify for Mega. (Mensa=98th percentile, 1 in 50, ~130 IQ. Mega=99.9999th percentile, 1 in 1,000,000, ~176 IQ). Normalized grid for Titan Raw Score / IQ / Percentile. Unfortunately, it's not free to get this test scored.
For the Mensa equivalent, whether you get 7 right or 47 right, you'll get the same response of "you passed!".
jd2010 said: The irony here is that anyone who pays test and membership fees to be in Mensa is not smart enough to be in Mensa.Or as Groucho said:
"I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member"
ZombieHunter
Dismembered Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 10:17a
russellt said: I ordered but they don't deliver to Arkansas. Anybody have an address I can use?
Don't bother. Clearly not Mensa material.
boy141
Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 11:22a
jd2010 said: yorkie345 said: Congratulations! You scored a 64 on the Mensa Home Test.
Scores between 63 and 70 from the online test are above the 86th percentile and indicate an approximate IQ range between 116 and 125. This high score indicates a strong possibility that you may qualify for membership in Mensa!
I don't agree with Mensa IQ testing. I grew up in the country and while I'm a very good writer, my vocabulary isn't that great. I probably ask my wife once per month what a word she said means! I just took this test and was very confident with most of my answers. However, the vocabulary absolutely killed me. Does it make me any less intelligent that I don't know word relationships for words I've never even heard of? I can multiply and divide in my head like no one else I've ever met but because I don't know the meaning of a word that no one ever uses I'm less intelligent? Pffft. 4.0 through high school without studying, 32 ACT in 10th grade (never took it again) and was always in the top 99th percentile for standardized testing. I was even off the chart on the ASVAB coding and math sections. I guess what I'm getting at is take these results with a grain of salt!
Anywho, thanks for the link OP!
I remember the ceiling of the mensa test was somewhere around 130. Neither this, nor the actual mensa test are real IQ tests, and mensa is a waste of $. Should be banned from FWF for paying to get in ... I guess as long as you're all okay with that, feel free to have fun!
IQ and test scores don't make someone successful, Im a prime example of that.
35 ACT 1400 (old) SAT 740 GMAT 168 LSAT 99 ASVAB 150ish IQ from legitimate tests
Im just another wage slave with huge debt who doesnt know what to do with his life like most ppl my age!
I wished I had that GMAT score. I really hate those 'standardized' tests.
apkesh
Ancient Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 11:31a
it costs me 18 bucks to find out i am idiot! thanks Op!
johnfw said: Ironically, or maybe not, "mensa" in Mexico means stupid/dumb/goofball.
I thought it meant table or desk.
hqh51
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:34p
Stunner2xx said: It's over 9000!
If it came from Vegeta's mouth, it's not credible. LOL.
jaimelobo
Senior Member - 4K
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:43p
macosx said: johnfw said: Ironically, or maybe not, "mensa" in Mexico means stupid/dumb/goofball.I thought it meant table or desk.That's "mesa"
(BTW, if you're a guy, it's "menso")
Kinasharma01
Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:49p
I think all the smart people on FWF crashed their website!
yamakasi
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 12:50p
I had my HTC One V smartphone take this test as well, it seems that we have equal IQs. I knew I made the right choice by not skipping the Virgin Mobile deal. Man, $5 Cash Back from FW, 5% Cash Back from discover, 3.7" display size, and here you go, it is as smart as I am. We have lots of things in common.
nutritionlady
New Member
posted: Jan. 9, 2013 @ 1:11p
haha I agree! Fun quiz, but I would never waste $18 on that!
yamakasi said: I had my HTC One V smartphone take this test as well, it seems that we have equal IQs. I knew I made the right choice by not skipping the Virgin Mobile deal. Man, $5 Cash Back from FW, 5% Cash Back from discover, 3.7" display size, and here you go, it is as smart as I am. We have lots of things in common. I believe you need Droid DNA upgrade. Then you can outsmart your One V
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