r/mensa

I am 20(M), i have always been questioned my intelligence for long time.

i have always struggled with studies, it's not like i am bad at academics, i actually topped in my high school in my class, it's just that i need too much hardwork to achieve acadmic success.

i came across this sub, and got to know about mensa Norway, mensa Denmark, mensa sweden iq tests. many people said that these are some best tests available online.

i gave the mensa Norway and got 118 for first time.

gave mensa Norway again and got 133 second time.

and then gave mensa Denmark online, and got 126

then gave mensa sweden online and got like 126 again.

now i am scared that if later tests i gave got improved by practice effects. and i am totally confused right now that what range i should consider for my iq ?

i am gonna have offline professional mensa iq test and WAIS IV test 6 months later. i hope it will clear everything.

but are these online mensa results inflated or deflated heavily? i wanna know your take on this and judgement based on your experience

Hello.

I just received the results for taking the official Finnish Mensa test with a result of 131.

Havent deepdived what does this result actually mean and generally I'm a bit confused. Test went just fine, I was able to answer all of the 45 challenges. However getting the result , now I oddly feel dissapointed. Is this normal? How did you feel getting similar results? Assuming by the results, it means I barely hit the 131 mark to be eligible to join Mensa.

How did you feel receiving your test results? Did you join Mensa? How would you genuinely describe the benefits?

I have a big and a unique business idea(or many... tbh), but this one idea is certainly so big I wont get through with it alone. For that reason I feel a bit lonely with the idea, which also makes me think why havent people discovered such an idea and this has arised doubts is it afterall that good? Surely someone would have invented this idea if it was as good as I think it is? In any case at the moment joining would purely be based on finding people of same interest and a potential business partner.

Has anyone done military testing ASVAB and know their AFQT score as well as their true IQ score. If so, list your GT score as well. I’d like to see real world connections

since the average IQ in white collar work is 130 there is no need for Mensa

I know a baker who I would say is very intelligent, he never had the chance to go to university or study much but I would say that I would not be surprised if he would be a doctor or something extremely prestigious if he had the chance, but on the surface he does seem like a normal person.

do you guys know of any highly intelligent people who are live lives that do not correspond?

^. Was curious if this was considering cheating as it would prolly boost your IQ score.

Hi, former mensa member here, but also a teenager.

Have you guys also had issues with focus when you feel like you understand something, but aren't necessarily able to recall all of a topic from memory? It makes revision really difficult for me and my mind wanders quite easily, even if I remove distractions from the environment.

It's also really hard to motivate myself when it feels like it just doesn't do much, because I know I'll do fairly well without it and there doesn't seem to be much point to it.

Do any of you have any useful tips on how to improve that?

Separate point, but do you also have tips on how to purge stuff from your memory? Sometimes it feels like there's just too much random, largely useless stuff from years ago just floating around and getting in the way of whatever boring thing I'm meant to be doing.

(sorry if you get this a lot)

not a part of mensa as you can tell. ive been pondering on what its like to have a high iq, and im not so sure the media has done yall justice, got us thinking that mensans are sheldon cooper and maurice moss🫪

so what are your stories? whats going on in your heads? do people tend to misread you? do you intimidate others? what are your strengths and your weaknesses? is there a difference in having your intelligence fostered and having your intelligence oppressed?

sorry if im being too broad, so whatever youd like to share, please do, im very very interested in psychology so i wanna crawl in your heads and see whats ticking in there

Hi dear Mensa-people :-)

is your life plagued by a constant feeling of boredom??

I recently updated and expanded my fluid reasoning test (CA45). The previous version had 34 items; this complete version has 45 items for a more gradual difficulty curve, along with polished instructions.

CA45 is designed to measure reasoning abilities from the low-average range up to the exceptionally gifted one. It draws on a wide range sub-abilities off Gf. The test is completely untimed, pen and paper are allowed (and encouraged), as the load on working memory and processing speed is intentionally minimized.

The test is currently in its norming phase, so I'd be very grateful to anyone who takes it and submits their answers. Every submission brings us closer to reliable norms.

Note: My previous post was removed because of a direct link. To get the link, you can:

-Email me at clavisaenigmatis@gmail.com

-Add me on Discord: shantimarleone

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks for your support!

P.S. look for the online Flipbook in the comments !

I recently got my Mensa test result back and scored 91.

To be honest, the result hit me harder than I expected. Mainly because I’ve always felt that my thinking style, my interest in complex topics, and the way I process things didn’t really align with an under-average result.

For context: I would describe myself as a lifelong underachiever. School never really worked for me. Very early on, I felt disconnected from the pace and structure of the classroom. Instead of feeling challenged, I often felt misplaced, bored, or misunderstood.

Over the years, people tried different explanations: ADHD, hearing issues, lack of focus, special education, and so on. But I never really felt that any of those explanations captured the full picture.

After this test result, I honestly don’t know what to believe anymore.

What I noticed during the test is something that has followed me for years: as soon as I feel evaluated, observed, or judged, a large part of my mental capacity seems to shift away from the actual task into self-monitoring.

Instead of just solving the problem, my brain starts running parallel processes like:

• “What does this result say about me?”
• “What if I fail?”
• “How am I being perceived right now?”
• "I cannot afford to mess this up."

Outside of formal evaluation settings, I usually have much better access to my thinking and don’t feel this same level of self-monitoring or mental shutdown.

So I’m genuinely curious about your experiences and opinions:

How strongly do you think performance anxiety, expectation pressure, self-monitoring, or fear of failure can realistically affect IQ test performance?

Not in the sense of “making excuses,” but from a structural/cognitive perspective.

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who experienced a strong mismatch between:

• their perceived cognitive depth in everyday life,
• long-term underachievement,
• and their performance in formal testing environments.

What are some of the ways it manifested in your lives? Do you find it difficult to deal with? How do you handle it? Share anything else that you want to on this topic.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400034969_The_Competence-Likability_Dilemma_for_Women_in_Leadership_An_Empirical_Review

I don't feel like I've found my people in the least.

Three months in, and I still regret joining. It feels entirely pointless to have tried.

I know I'm not in mensa and I won't get in but I've always been lurking around here and trying to find out how yall study and learn, even though I put in a shitton of time (few hours at home daily) studying I just can't retain the knowledge well enough, do you have any tips?

Sorry for this being slightly irrelevant

Hi Mensa friends! Do any companies offer discounts to Mensa members?

Hullo, this isn't a shitpost necessarily. But, I was wondering, are you all aware of what everyone thinks of people in Mensa?

It's not necessarily like a jock vs. nerd kind of thing. Being smart is fine. But quantifying your intelligence and seeking out a group of like minded dorks is just so pathetic... Not anyone outside of Mensa has ever seen a group meeting, or bumper sticker, or any other instance of Mensa and not thought, "wow, what an egotistical dumbass who probably isn't actually that smart."

I have a PhD by the way.

Can practice effect be permanent ?

When i discovered internet iq tests i did a lot of them on internet. I probably took +10 of them, especially matrix raven and sequences... Lol, i was getting scores like 140, 150... Then i don t really remmember if i waited 6 months but i ended to took the supervised mensa test. I got 135. Then i never played with tests anymore for 2 years until i go in a school that was posing a entrance psychometric test, i took it and got +2sd at tests who were like matrix raven and sequence. Also i got average scores to word tests like copying random words as fast as possible.

So, do you think practice effect can be permanent when one takes +10 of them in a short period of time ?

I have to be forthright, I feel a little off posting on here. I don’t want to tie my identity to intelligence, but I could really use support from people that may understand.

I have always been high functioning. 140 WISC, 136 retest as a teen as a roundabout ADHD assessment. Really wish I would have never known, if I’m honest. Breezed through school without ever studying, even through my AP courses in high school, and had enough mental energy to spend most of my time in music. Got a 33 on my ACT without any study effort, National Merit Scholar. The problem is that I was fairly naive as to what this would imply for career. Neither of my parents have four year degrees, so I had no experienced perspectives on universities. I didn’t do any independent research on career options and outcomes. My high school didn’t have established STEM clubs or anything like that. The only passions I really had by high school were animal care, music, and psychology.

I majored in psychology on a gut feeling of becoming a therapist, due to being told I’m a “good listener” over and over. I spent most of college depressed, not really attributing it to the lack of rigor and stimulation. Psychology can be challenging when you combine neuroscience and acute psychopathology, but otherwise, the degree was a drag. I have some good experiences from college but overwhelmingly wasted four years of my youth learning hard lessons and letting depression take control. I mourn for the person I could’ve been.

Now, I currently work in inpatient psychiatry as a tech, and I love the chaos. It’s challenging and exciting, but more so for my demeanor and emotional resilience than for my intelligence. On that end, I have been incredibly bored and am becoming depressed again, as much as I love our patients. This job has forced me to grow so much in my cultural awareness, confidence, interpersonal skills, and mental health management. I even met my partner by chance through this job. He’s the only person who fits me both in intelligence and altruism. Even so, I am feeling unfulfilled.

I start my program to become a therapist soon and have been seeing an influx of posts about how much more boring outpatient will be. This concern is on top of the low pay and potential burnout. I’m kicking myself. I thought this was what I wanted, but now I feel like I’m not truly built for this. I might have made a terrible mistake that will set me back forever and will have wasted resources in my field. Do I need to bite the bullet and pivot to something harder while I’m young? I feel like it’s not fair to clients if I’m bored all the time. Is there anyone here that has found long term fulfillment in mental health? Any career insight is welcome, I’m completely and utterly lost.