I'm a member of Mensa.

I joined Mensa in October of '96 after completing their verification process following a certified supervised test.

I've always had a high IQ & have loved solving problems, riddles, puzzles etc. and enjoy taking part in the local connections / groups / meet-ups.

IQ though doesn't actually mean a lot to me; although I am proud of my score.
On the Mensa supervised test I received 161. I'd previously been tested & obtained a score of 169 but it wasn't certified & or recognized by Mensa.

The average IQ in a given population is 105-111. Mensa recognized "Genius" as 141 or above & puts you in the top 2.5% of the population.

The highest IQ possible in the world is theoretically speaking is 200, although some people have been known to have an IQ of above 200.

Everyone with an IQ score higher than 111 is lucky enough to have an 'above average' intelligence. But there are select individuals with the fortune of much higher IQ scores.

The person with the highest IQ ever recorded (to my knowledge) is Ainan Celeste Cawley with an IQ score of 263.

Ainan Celeste Cawley (IQ score of 263)
William James Sidis (IQ score of 250-300)
Terence Tao (IQ score between 225 and 230)
Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ score of 228)
Christopher Hirata (IQ score of 225)
Kim Ung-Yong (IQ score of 210)
Edith Stern (IQ score over 200)
Christopher Michael Langan (IQ score between 190 and 210)
Garry Kasparov (IQ score of 194)
Philip Emeagwali (IQ score of 190)
Judit Polgar (IQ score of 170)
Albert Einstein (IQ score between 160 and 190) *He never actually had an IQ test.
Stephen Hawking (IQ score of 160)

According to Terman’s scale, anyone with a score under 70 is classified as “definite feeble-minded”; anyone with a score between 70 and 79, would have “borderline deficiency”; anyone with a score between 80-89 would be afflicted with dullness. Most people have a score between 90 and 111, which means that they are classed as having a "normal" IQ.

Once you get an IQ score of over 111 you begin to take note. A score between 111 and 119 would indicate a "superior" or "above average" intelligence; a score between 120 and 140 would mean a "very superior intelligence"; a score over 140 would indicate "genius" or "near genius".

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What's your IQ? Do you know? Are there any other members of Mensa on SW?

Eidolon · M

@Unlearn Either that or it's just bad timing on my part.
Alternately, when was your last pregnancy test? 🤣
j/k

but seriously, I found the vast majority of Mensans to be more talk than walk. They would always be debating -thiesms and would have past times or pet projects like building their own submarines or some whack stuff like that. And it wasn't with the mindset of "Because I can" but rather felt eerily like "Because I MUST"
And don't forget the SETI bunch either (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence), now those were deep in the rabbit hole... 'curiouser and curiouser'.

You tend to get more lost in Mensa than [b]finding[/b] anything of real significance/value 🤷‍♂️
But you do get exposed to things outside of your little bubble. That much deserves some credit, just don't forget to pay your annual membership fees on time. As you rapidly get disqualified for membership with Mensa. Take advantage of the 'early renewal rates'. The sooner you pay your fees, the more likely your high IQ would stay intact.

Alas, I've not paid mine for a while. I must be as dumb as a doorknob by now 😞