Applicants must supply evidence of intelligence test scores in the top 2% of the population, or make the necessary arrangements to have it sent. All documentation will be returned. If the test was given by a psychologist, psychometrist or agency, the score must be reported on professional letterhead and signed by the test administrator. If the evidence is in the form of a transcript, the transcript must be certified. Notarized photostatic copies of original documents are usually acceptable. These are the more common tests with minimum levels for qualification for Mensa membership. California Test of Mental Maturity IQ 132 (California) Test of Cognitive Skills IQ 132 Cattell IQ 148 CEEB or SAT (Verbal and Math combined) prior to 9/77 1300 CEEB or SAT (Verbal and Math combined) effective 9/77 1250 GRE (Verbal and Math combined) 1250 LSAT (prior to 1982) 662 (as of 1982) 39 ACT Composite 29 Miller Analogies Test - raw score 66 Stanford Binet, Form L-M IQ 132 Wechsler Adult and Children Scales (WAIS and WAIS-R, WISC and WISC-R) IQ 130 Otis-Lennon Tests IQ 132 Otis-Gamma Test IQ 131 MCAT or GMAT overall 95% Army GCT (prior to 10/80) 136 Navy GCT (prior to 10/80) 68 Other tests are accepted subject to individual appraisal of documentation provided. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prior evidence tests HOW TO GET PRIOR EVIDENCE OF TEST RESULTS TO APPLY FOR MENSA MEMBERSHIP Prepared by Dr. Abbie F. Salny, Supervisory Psychologist, American Mensa, Ltd. (Feb. 27, 1990) PRIOR EVIDENCE: If you have prior test scores on file, Mensa may accept them. The publicity brochure lists many that we accept. Others are approved under certain circumstances. To obtain such prior evidence, you may follow the procedures listed below. I.Q. TESTS GIVEN IN ELEMENTARY OR HIGH SCHOOLS: Write to the school you attended, and ask for a CERTIFIED copy of your score. It must include your birthdate, the grade in which you took the test, the name of the test, and a clearly defined number, i.e., I.Q., or percentile rank nationally. We do not accept achievement tests. (The address for New York City is 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY.) School seal must be stamped. ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, OR MARINE SCORES: A certified copy of your records, which you may have, or a copy from Demobilized Records Branch, St. Louis, MO. Unfortunately, a fire here destroyed many records some years ago. MEMO ON MILITARY SCORES: The only scores that Mensa can accept are the AGCT scores from the Army, prior to the use of the ASVAB, and the GT scores from the Navy, also prior to the use of the ASVAB. The new military tests are vocational aptitude tests and are not suitable for Mensa admission. We have been asked specifically not to use them for this purpose. This is unfortunate, but communication with the government agency which makes up and distributes the tests (ASVAB) indicates clearly that they are unsuitable for Mensa purposes. SAT and GRE: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08541. They will send you your score, but call (609) 921-9000 for the latest information on how to obtain such scores. The price for the service, and the details of whether you must write or phone can vary. ACT: American College Testing Program. We will take scores for tests administered prior to the date of Oct. 1989. ACT states it is now content oriented. As of that date, the test is no longer acceptable, as the content changed from aptitude to subject mastery, which Mensa does not accept. Address: P.O. Box 163, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. MEDICAL COLLEGE, DENTAL SCHOOL, LAW SCHOOL, OTHER PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS: These tests are administered by the many professional associations which require them for admission to their program. Write directly to the association. INDIVIDUAL TESTING DONE BY A PSYCHOLOGIST, OR AGENCY: The report must be sent to Mensa on professional letterhead, with the psychologist's or agency's license or registration number. Mensa accepts only tests given by those people qualified to do testing privately in the state in which the examiner resides. Date of test, name of test, and full score must be given, and the report must be signed. MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT): Psychological Corp., 555 Academic Ct., San Antonio, TX 78204 - (512) 299-1061 for latest advice. Abbie F. Salny, Ed.D. Supervisory Psychologist PO Box 819, Fairlawn, NJ 07410 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From a message on CompuServe, around february 1994: "According to Dr. Abbie F. Salny, Mensa's Supervisory Psychologist, the Educational Testing Service changed the content and structure of the PSAT and the SAT to the point that it now measures aptitude." [Therefore Mensa cannot more accept it for membership qualification.]