<p>i have the iq test results to get into mensa, but i never joined because i think the membership fee's kind of excessive. however, a friend of mine recently asked me to join because she's starting a new sig (mensa club), and i was wondering if it might also look impressive on a college resume... would there be a place for it?</p>
<p>sorry about asking a stupid question, and thanks for any help. :)</p>
<p>One of the qualifications for Mensa used to be a certain score on standardized tests like the SAT or ACT. Perhaps that's changed now, but that used to be the case. And as I recall, to qualify for it you had to score about what you'd have to score to get into a moderately selective cllege. Therefore, I don't think it necesarily sets you apart (depending on where you apply, the majority of your fellow applicants could just have easily have joined).</p>
<p>Or, put another way: If I were an admissions reader, it would not tell me anything abut you that I couldn't already get from your test scores.</p>
<p>It would NOT be impressive, but would seem that the student was overly impressed by their IQ. </p>
<p>Colleges don't care whether students qualify for Mensa. What colleges care about is what students have achieved in terms of grades, college board scores and ECs that are more than decoration.</p>
<p>After all, what would be the point of a Mensa club except for people to stand out for having high IQs? It would be far better to do something like start a service project or take an active leadership role (i.e. organizing real projects) in an already existing club.</p>
<p>well, you can always put qualifying for mensa under the awards/recognitions column of the app.</p>
<p>thanks for all your responses; they really helped.</p>
<p>Ha, I was wondering that, too. I have some Otis-Lennon scores from elementary school just sitting in a folder somewhere.</p>
<p>Maybe if you volunteered with a local elementary school's gifted program or somehow got involved in academic advocacy...</p>