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While everyone has his or her own reasons for joining—You did decide to join, didn’t you?—preparation and clear, consistent messaging will help your group get its message out effectively and reflect positively on Mensa as an organization.  \nHere’s a home-run example: WBT’s Scott Fitzgerald interviews Dr. Jack Freund, Charlotte/Blue Ridge Mensa’s Assistant Local Secretary. Dr. Freund’s responses are textbook—he’s friendly, informative, and self-effacing.  \nTo help you prepare for your own interview, below you’ll find a number of questions Mensan interviewees often receive and suggestions on how one might respond.  \nWhat is Mensa?  \nMensa is a social organization for people who score in the top 2 percent on any accepted standardized test.  \nWhy would you join?  \nMany of our members feel they don’t receive the level of intellectual stimulation they’d like to have in their everyday lives. Joining Mensa gives them an opportunity to ponder, discuss, and debate everything from the serious to the silly. This community supports each other with camaraderie, challenging intellectual interactions, and support for families with gifted youth. And through our philanthropic arm, the Mensa Foundation, members help provide the public with scholarship programs, and teaching tools, and other programs to support the intellectually gifted.  \nHow do you join?  \nFirst you have to qualify, and there are two ways to do so. You can either take the official Mensa Admissions Test, administered by a trained Mensa member, or you can submit scores from an intelligence test you may have taken in your past. You know, the GMAT, LSAT, or maybe when you tested into Gifted and Talented as a kid.  \nWhat are Mensans (Mensa members, more likely) like?  \nWe run the gamut: Members of American Mensa range in age from 2 to 106; they include engineers, homemakers, teachers, actors, athletes, students, and CEOs. But we all share one defining trait: high intelligence. There are some common characteristics among Mensans, though: We’re intensely curious. It should come as no surprise that, generally, Mensans hold degrees at a higher rate than the general public.  \nWe’re lifelong learners, and discovering a new interest can often drive us to learn everything we can about it. We find puzzles irresistible. Solving a mystery brings, for many Mensans, immeasurable joy. It’s just a part of our personalities.  \nWhat IQ do you have to have to be a member?  \nAnyone who scores in the top 2 percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test qualifies for Mensa. Because tests are normed differently, the actual score for admission can vary from test to test. For example, on the Stanford Binet, you would need an IQ of 132 for admission, but on the Wechsler tests, you would need an IQ of 130. For a list of tests scores we accept for membership qualification, you can visit our website [at](at americanmensa.org/testscores)[ ](at americanmensa.org/testscores)[americanmensa.org/testscores](at americanmensa.org/testscores).  \nCan you prepare for an intelligence test?  \nThere is no way to study for an intelligence test. The best thing you can do to prepare is to be well rested and eat a nutritious meal prior to testing.  \nHow many members does Mensa have?  \nAmerican Mensa has more than 50,000 members. Worldwide, there are more than 130,000 members of Mensa representing more than 100 countries, with the Mensa International headquarters in London.  \nWhat does Mensa stand for?  \nMensa is not an acronym. 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