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You have to score at or above the 98th percentile – the top 2% – on a standardized, professionally administered IQ test. This is typically a score of 130 or more.  \nWhat does an IQ score of 130 mean?  \nThe IQ score bell curve  \nAs we saw in Part One standardized IQ tests are designed so that their scores have a ‘bell curve’ distribution in the general population with an average of 100. This curve has a peak in the middle where most people score and tapering ends where only a small percentage of people score. In statistics this distribution of scores is called a bell curve or normal distribution – as shown below.  \nStandardized IQ tests are designed so that the exact average (mean) IQ score in the general population is 100. An ‘average IQ score’ or ‘normal IQ score’ can be defined as a score between 85 and 115. 68% of people score between 85 and 115.  \nThe Mensa qualifying IQ score is a score that puts you in the top 2% of the population in a bell curve like this one. The Mensa qualifying score is 130 or higher, as shown below.  \nThis table indicates how IQ levels can be classified.  \nNote that this IQ scale is meaningless unless you obtain a scorefrom a valid, standardized IQ test. Most of these tests are professionally administered – for a fee!  \nHow to test your IQ? Mensa accredited IQ Tests  \nStandardized IQ tests accepted for Mensa membership are administered by school districts (e.g. the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)), private psychologists (see below), the military (e.g. Army GCT) and human resource departments (e.g. the Wonderlic) . There are two broad types of intelligence test:  \n1. ‘Full-scale’ IQ tests, made up of subtests for fluid intelligence (Gf) as well as vocabulary and general knowledge, visuo-spatial ability, short term memory, and processing speed. Sometimes quantitative/mathematical reasoning is also tested in ‘full scale’ tests. A popular example is the WAISIV IQ test.  \n2. Culture-fair tests of fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence is our ability to reason and problem solve, independently of familiarity, training and practice. These tests measure intelligence without the influence of cultural climate, level of education or verbal fluency. They are non-verbal and require only that candidates be able to distinguish relationships in figures and shapes. A well-known example of a ‘culture fair’ test is the Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices test.  \nMensa accepts scores from approximately 200 different standardized intelligence tests (click for qualifying test information here ) . Some are fluid intelligence tests. Some are full-scale tests.  \nThe more well-known IQ tests can cost in the region of $300-$500 for a professionally administered assessment.  \nThe Mensa Admission Test  \nIf you have not already taken an approved IQ test where you scored in the top 2%, a cost-effective method of measuring your true IQ level is to take a Mensa supervised test – $40.00 in the US / £24 .95 in the UK. This fee includes:  \n􀁸 A reserved place at the centre of your choice.  \n􀁸 The opportunity to take two IQ test papers. The Cattell III B and the Cattell Culture Fair III A.  \n􀁸 American Mensa offers two test batteries by Mensa proctors that may qualify you for membership. The first includes both the Mensa Admission Test and the Mensa Wonderlic® ; this is ","cbCaicLw6VJoWxR8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicLw6VJoWxR8","pdf",322182,12,"English","# How to Join Mensa\n## The IQ score you need for Mensa membership\n## What an IQ score of 130 means (bell curve)\n## How to test your IQ: Mensa accredited IQ tests\n## The Mensa Admission Test\n## Mensa online practice IQ tests\n## How to prepare and maximize success","[{\"question\":\"What IQ score is required to become a Mensa member?\",\"answer\":\"To qualify, you must score at or above the 98th percentile (the top 2%) on a standardized, professionally administered IQ test, typically around an IQ of 130 or more.\"},{\"question\":\"How does an IQ test score of 130 compare with an average IQ?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter explains that the test scores follow a bell curve with an average IQ set at 100. 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