Whats your IQ?

HashSlinging · 09-01-2006 08:19PM

140 which is average.

09-01-2006 08:20PM

I joined (junior) mensa 10 years ago (and left soon after), as far as I recall the entry was 150+ which is their "genius" level. It seems to vary in different Mensa branches though, they might use different tests. I've no idea what the name of mine was - it was 100 average, 120 bright, 150 genius.

I'm not sure how important iq generally tends to be, unless it's something extreme...it seems to be potential rather than anything else though so having a high iq sure as hell doesn't mean you'll do well in academics, and vice versa

Oh and online iq tests are complete rubbish, stick to the professional ones

keevita · 09-01-2006 08:40PM

Mossy Monk wrote:

that test is asking me to pay for my results. did i go to the right place?

yeah, what a waste of 10mins... i have an exam in the morning i should be studying for!!

Gone West · 09-01-2006 09:39PM

Hagar wrote:

The entry level is 140.
Not everyone uses the same username on other forums. I know I don't.
You say you wouldn't bother joining and then give a reason why you left? That makes no sense to me.
If you have no interest in Mensa why hang around the forums like a wannabe?

Its not 140.
When I joined it was 149.

When I joined, I thought it would be decent. Meetings seemed like fun, etc.
But with what I now know, I wouldn't join if I had the opportunity again.
I would have thought that was obvious.

@Tar, nah mate the top 2% is more like 147-9 (on whatever scale the mensa l33t smart people use)

Closing Doors · 09-01-2006 09:40PM

dr zoidberg wrote:

All decent IQ tests standardize the scores so that the vast majority end up in the range 85-115. Really only an absolute genius should be getting 140+.

It was the proper Mensa test I did, you needed 148 to be a member.

democrates · 09-01-2006 10:12PM

Psychometric testing is unavoidably an inexact exercise, if you took the same test on different days you could get different results based on physiological factors such as fatigue etc.

Besides, the most important choices we have in life do not require above average IQ in order to reach the right answer. Even a person with below average IQ can achieve great contentment.

I've seen great glee on the faces of guys proclaiming that they're not as clever at others but doing well enough anyway and delighted with their lives, while I've seen some really smart people tying themselves in knots and becoming miserable when their great expectations of life are not realised.

09-01-2006 10:27PM

FuzzyLogic wrote:

Its not 140.
When I joined it was 149.

When I joined, I thought it would be decent. Meetings seemed like fun, etc.
But with what I now know, I wouldn't join if I had the opportunity again.
I would have thought that was obvious.

@Tar, nah mate the top 2% is more like 147-9 (on whatever scale the mensa l33t smart people use)

*What* meetings. Ha. The notices I got about meetings said they were all in the UK save for one or two. I tried going to one, but it was impossible to find, and when I thought I'd found it they all stared me out of it until I left.
Not a chance I'm joining again :rolleyes: Seems pretty pointless, to be honest

That was when I was younger though, but I can't imagine normal non-junior mensa is worth it either

edit: just saw:

fuzzy wrote:

the dude who has an IQ of 178, well done. Higher than einstein. Im hoping to see a theory of physical (nay, metaphysical) unification come from a bright young irish scientist sometime soon.

Given that the mag I got on joining said einstein's iq was ~155, it's probably the case that a fair amount of people have higher iqs. It doesn't necessarily mean they'll do great things, however. It's all potential, I suppose.

democrates · 09-01-2006 10:46PM

bluewolf wrote:

*What* meetings. Ha. The notices I got about meetings said they were all in the UK save for one or two. I tried going to one, but it was impossible to find, and when I thought I'd found it they all stared me out of it until I left.
Not a chance I'm joining again :rolleyes: Seems pretty pointless, to be honest

That was when I was younger though, but I can't imagine normal non-junior mensa is worth it either

edit: just saw:
Given that the mag I got on joining said einstein's iq was ~155, it's probably the case that a fair amount of people have higher iqs. It doesn't necessarily mean they'll do great things, however. It's all potential, I suppose.

If you'd worn clothing they wouldn't have stared so hard, an I can't believe Einstien had a negative IQ. Staggering.

But seriously, what's the point in meeting just because you have similar intellectual potential. Clive Sinclair broke up with his partner because according to the lady in question they spent to much time on cerebral interaction...
Reminds me of a line from the play On the Piste - "Too much in the head and not enough in the body". Both literal in meaning and a metaphor for spending more time thinking about life than living it.

I must confess I've caught myself intellectualising with girls because it's easier than making a move. Work in progress...

09-01-2006 10:51PM

If you'd worn clothing they wouldn't have stared so hard, an I can't believe Einstien had a negative IQ. Staggering.

If you look closely, I wrote ~155 not -155. I don't know if it was actually 155, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere around that, hence my use of the ~

Clothing reference - you what? o.O

democrates · 09-01-2006 10:54PM

bluewolf wrote:

If you look closely, I wrote ~155 not -155. I don't know if it was actually 155, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere around that, hence my use of the ~

Clothing reference - you what? o.O

Only kidding around bluewolf, agree with your points.

09-01-2006 10:56PM

democrates wrote:

Only kidding around bluewolf, agree with your points.

Fair enough. I'm a bit tired

Steoob · 09-01-2006 11:08PM

hmm this reminds me of an episode of king of the hill...anybody know what im sayin?

nesf · 09-01-2006 11:10PM

Hagar wrote:

I don't want be argumentative but when I joined Mensa it was 140.
Maybe it has changed since.
Perhaps another member would know if it's been changed recently?

It's not score based iirc. So "the score needed" will change over time as the average intelligence of the population rises or falls without the exams changing enough to compensate.

OMcGovern · 09-01-2006 11:21PM

Hmmm... I got 125....
Since turning 30 three years ago I've lost the will to concentrate on anything !
Looks like a new career path in management for me

Ps. anyone who paid the $10 to get their full IQ report from that first web based test should deduct 20 IQ points.

regards,
Owen

Steoob · 09-01-2006 11:31PM

OMcGovern wrote:

Ps. anyone who paid the $10 to get their full IQ report from that first web based test should deduct 20 IQ points.

lol

Pythia · 10-01-2006 01:27AM

I got 162 in Mensa's IQ test. It was about 7 years ago though...

rainbow kirby · 10-01-2006 03:26AM

I have no idea what my IQ is, and being honest I don't really care.

LovelyHurling · 10-01-2006 03:58AM

IQ tests are basically drivvel, theyre like crosswords. You can be great at them but sh1t at everything else. My ma has a really high IQ but shes a total clutterbrain, she cant park a car ffs. Then theres a guy my brother was friends with he failed maths for his O-LEVELS and that was back in the day, but now hes running a very successful brand of frozen foods (no... not into the ground:D )

WexCan · 10-01-2006 12:12PM

A few years ago the required score for Mensa was 148 on the Cattell scale IIRC. They also have a non-cultural test which has less "wordy" questions - the required score on nthis is lower but I can't remember what it was. You had/have to pass one of the two.

As others have said though, big waste of money and time - couldn't be bothered spending time/talking to a load of people who think they're better than everyone else. Not all of them are like this, but still, there's a huge amount of intellectual snobbery in Mensa.

Dempsey · 10-01-2006 12:45PM

I got 122.....so that makes me an idiot

kurisu · 01-03-2006 06:58PM

i got 144 on a mensa test last year in ucd im trying again this year 3rd of june i was going to pick the mmarch 18th test but its right after paddies day if yah know what i mean:D
oddly enough i have never scored above 130 in an online iq test

and 122 is above average

kurisu · 01-03-2006 07:00PM

just realised the last person to post here besides me posted in 2002 oh well

Freddie59 · 01-03-2006 09:37PM

kurisu wrote:

just realised the last person to post here besides me posted in 2002 oh well

149....and I'm CERTAINLY no genius! Test seems a bit too easy. Looks like a money-making racket. Anyone fancy trying this one (some of it will wreck your head!):

http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/

Best I did here was 110.:rolleyes:

phantom_lord · 01-03-2006 10:27PM

I did three on the indernet and got 135 in all of them. So I'm guessing that's it..

R0ot · 01-03-2006 11:05PM

WhiteWashMan wrote:

for so many intellectuals here, we certainly seem to get some sh1te threads....

yep

Sauron · 01-03-2006 11:09PM

I did a mensa test back in 6th class... and I got 157

... I have a feeling it's decreased somewhat since then..

slipss · 01-03-2006 11:15PM

99.9% of these internet IQ things are complete **** designed to get people with lower than average IQ's to give them thier e-mail address or in really slow people thier money. I once did the same sites IQ test 3 times in a row within an hour, it had different questions each time but apparently my IQ is 142 in the first 15 mins of any given hour, then it fluctuates to 119 and eventually back to 131 just before the end of an hour. Maybe I have a 3 way split personality with varrying levels of inteligence or maybe these things are completely random i.e. its the luck of the draw as to wether you get questions you will get right or not.

The_Minister · 02-03-2006 12:31AM

I'd advise you to only count the Mensa scores. (Yes, I am a member)

Jack Bauer · 02-03-2006 01:22AM

118...don't know if thats good for my age(19)

Misticles · 02-03-2006 01:27AM

how do u join mensa?

Whats your IQ?

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