What is the IQ need to be in Mensa?
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It depends on which test you take, since different tests give different numeric results.  The generally accepted approximate IQ for entrance to Mensa is 140.  They're looking for the top 2% really, and that's not all that tough anymore.
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The IQ of a person is depend upon his personal,educational & social knowledge. It means in some cases the mens IQ is higher & in some casesthe womens IQ is higher By-Umashankar
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http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf\n\nis worth taking if you want to know what your IQ is.\n\nDo not take the tickle test or the other test shown here. They are not like real tests and give invalid results.\n\nIf you can score 135 on this test you should be able to qualify for mensa.
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An IQ is your "intelligence quotient"  115 is slightly above average.  basically in a nut shell, less than 50, a sack of hammers is smarter than you, less than 90, still dumb, above 100 you will survive, above 110, you can converse with most people, above 130, you will succeed at most things you do, above 150, join Mensa, because you a smart MF.
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As good as you make it.\nMy Aunt has a high IQ and is a member of Mensa, but you wouldn't know it.\nCan't hold a job, talks about how smart she is and yet is always strapped for cash and not happy about it.\nIQ is only an indicator for potential, not actual ability.\nhttp://www.geocities.com/rnseitz/Definition_of_IQ.html
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I dunno, apparently like 120 and up is pretty cool. Just remember that IQ tests examine a very special set of skills. They have no bearing on your rhthym, your style, your potential as a human being, or whether you're nice person.
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Einstein's IQ was about 160 which is NOT so high , a have friends with higher IQ . it is important but it's not all
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IQ tests vary within a range, generally- I have scored anywhere from 160-172, but I dont think it's a very broad measure of intelligence.  It would be equivalent to measuring high jump and sprint speed as a way to guage athletic ability in basketball.  It is related to intelligence, and perhaps gives a measure of potential, but isnt the thing itself.  I beleive that social intelligence, the ability to understand others, communicate your ideas and feelings, and achieve social goals are a better measure of the most important kinds of intelligence-and these are not measured in an IQ test.  The second most important ability I would rate would be judgement and long-term planning, also not measured in IQ tests.  There are a number of disorders, including FAS, in which the person's measurable IQ seems to be little effected, but they have very poor judgement and social connection.  If IQ were that important, then the mose successful, powerful, and joyful people would be those with the highest IQs, and studies have shown that these people generally fall in the range of 120-140.
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I think average is around 120 pts.  I guess anything under Mensa's 130 pt minimum entry qualifies for average.\n\nIQ changes with age, life experience, how much you exercise your brain, i.e. are you in school when you score, do you calculate, design, or solve puzzles regularly, know how to take IQ tests, or are a native to the testing country.
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Firstly, IQ's are supposed to be weighted to factor in age (so a 3-yr-old with an IQ of 132 should be as "intelligent" as a 50-yr-old with and IQ of 132 when they hit that age)\n\nThat said, an IQ score of 132 does make you a pretty smart cookie, "very superior intelligence," in fact, just a few points (8) short of being a genius.  The median score is around 100.\n\nOf course, innate intellect alone doesn't get you all that far.  Hard work and a teeny bit of luck will "add" more points to your success than just your IQ.  And a high IQ does not mean you absorb knowledge through osmosis (although that would be cool); you still have to study.
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Well it won't help you get into MENSA or bust a high SAT score.  Ask the football player, Ricky Williams. If he had his Brain cells he would not have wasted Millions of dollars and still have a NFL career. Today he's smokin blunts & in the CFL in Canada.
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2 standard deviations above average (100).\n\nThat means 130 or 142 depending on the IQ test(s) being used.\n\nI joined a few years ago, mostly to prove I could, but found the whole thing pretty dull.
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the average iq is around 100
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The average for every age is 100.  Your IQ is your age divided by your intelligence age.  That should equal 1 for a normal person.  Then you multiply that number by 100.  So, 100 is normal and 150 or above is genius level.
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Actually, the intelligence quotient is defined as 100 times the Mental Age (MA) divided by the Chronological Age (CA).\n\nIQ = 100 MA/CA.\n\nThe average IQ of the population as a whole is, by definition, 100. IQs range from 0 to above 200, and among children, to above 250. However, about 50% of the population have IQs between 89 and 111, and about 80% of the population have IQs ranging between 80 and 120, with 10% lying below 80, and 10% falling above 120.
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Wow. All these geniuses online with nothing to do but brag about IQ scores. LMAO!!! Same reason I left Mensa...too much talk about how wonderful we are, and not enough action to really improve the lives of the people around us. Now, I teach.\n\nAnyway...\n\nAn IQ score of 118 is high average. It means that you learn quickly enough and apply your knowledge well enough to be a good success in any work you choose to do. Congratulations!  Actually, being high average is preferable to being in the "genius" range because minds that think much quicker than average also tend to have difficulty slowing down to pick up on social cues, routine tasks, etc. That's why we have Gifted Education (not just academic acceleration). \n\nBe proud of how smart you are... you're just right to survive effectively and productively in our world. Most people around you will think of you as smart, because you are above average. WTG!
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found this within Ask Yahoo (an editorial column on Yahoo): \n"... the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test is the most common, and test scores usually range from 90 to 110. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the standard psychiatric reference, lists scores of 110 to 120 as ""bright normal,"  120 to 130 as "superior," and 130 and above as "very superior." One could reasonably equate "bright normal" with "smart," and "very superior" with "genius."