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From: mcdonald@smu.UUCP
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Subject: Mensa and IQ tests
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Date: Sun, 30-Dec-84 15:14:00 EST
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Perhaps I missed it...  Has anyone pointed out here that Mensa membership
is not necessarily based on IQ tests at all?  They also accept top 2%
scores on SAT, ACT, and several others.  Many Mensa members don't even
know their IQ scores.

And if the College Board exams don't measure _something_ useful,
an awful lot of organizations besides Mensa are in trouble.

						McD