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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee)
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Subject: Re: Any Mensans?
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Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 08:26:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 29 08:26:15 1984
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>> > When I was an undergradute about 80% of the residents of my dorm
>> > decided to check out membership in Mensa.  *ALL* qualified, and
>> > *NONE* joined.
>> > _____________________________________________________
>> 
>> What are the qualification requirements?

Can't say what they are specifically.  Essentially, you have to be
mentally gifted and have an IQ in the 95th percentile bracket (approx.
figures).

When I was in Grad school a couple of years ago, I decided to check it
out.  As my IQ on all the standard tests works out fairly low (Just
above average), I knew that my chances of acceptance weren't too good.
Well, it seems  that there is a loophole!  Should you score higher than
some threshold value on the College Boards, or on your GRE's, you're in.
Well, I sent them my GRE scores (~1450 combined) and was accepted.
I didn't join either.  As Groucho would have said - " I don't want to
join any organization that accepts me as a member" :=)

Actually, from the literature they send, it seems to be an elitist and
self-centered group.  Mensans hang out with mensans because non
mensans are so incredibly dull, boring and boorish.  I wouldn't be
surprised if most of them were maladjusted individuals who couldn't
interact with society as a whole; and therefore form their own little
society.

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