Mensa and UCAS???
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Mensa and UCAS???I am a member of Mensa. I'm thinking about whether I should include this on my list of other qualifications on the UCAS form. It is certificated, and I qualified for and obtained the membership last year sometime, so it is all in the right timeframe for qualification. I'm unsure though about including it.
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???To act smart(Original post by Alexandra's Box)
What is the purpose of Mensa?
It hardly means much - I bet about 1% of Cambridge students are in Mensa, yet they are normally incredibly intelligent (most likely, many of them well exceed the IQ score to get into Mensa).
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???Yeah, that's the impression I got from it...(Original post by The Polymath)
To act smart It hardly means much - I bet about 1% of Cambridge students are in Mensa, yet they are normally incredibly intelligent (most likely, many of them well exceed the IQ score to get into Mensa).
Also, IQ tests are crap.
Ah well, I'm sure us mere mortals can cope well enough without it!
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???Mere mortals? Pff(Original post by Alexandra's Box)
Yeah, that's the impression I got from it... Ah well, I'm sure us mere mortals can cope well enough without it!
My uncle used to be Mensa, and although he's definitely very intelligent, he's no more intelligent than other very intelligent yet non-Mensa people I know.
Anyone who is even remotely intelligent would not waste twenty quid on an IQ test. How ironic
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???(Original post by The Polymath)
To act smart It hardly means much - I bet about 1% of Cambridge students are in Mensa, yet they are normally incredibly intelligent (most likely, many of them well exceed the IQ score to get into Mensa).
Also, IQ tests are crap.
(Original post by Alexandra's Box)
What is the purpose of Mensa?
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???Why not? I just mentioned it on my PS. It's definitely not going to make you look bad ...(Original post by 710)
I am a member of Mensa. I'm thinking about whether I should include this on my list of other qualifications on the UCAS form. It is certificated, and I qualified for and obtained the membership last year sometime, so it is all in the right timeframe for qualification. I'm unsure though about including it. -
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???I didn't put it on mine last year and I won't put it on this year.
I don't do anything with Mensa; I got in when I was in Yr11 and the school paid for my test. Since then, all I've done is receive their newsletters and normally shred them because the writers are up their own backsides a lot of the time.
I would have included it if I was perhaps really involved in the organisation.. but I let my grades do the talking. -
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???The smart man mooches 17.50 from others...(Original post by zz_)
i think the real test is to see who's dumb enough to waste 17.50 on something so useless
Which leads me to ask, can I borrow 17.50 from you? -
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???You should cancel the newsletters, less effort to you, them etc(Original post by TattyBoJangles)
I didn't put it on mine last year and I won't put it on this year.
I don't do anything with Mensa; I got in when I was in Yr11 and the school paid for my test. Since then, all I've done is receive their newsletters and normally shred them because the writers are up their own backsides a lot of the time.
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Re: Mensa and UCAS???I'm not sure how to cancel it as the school pays and I've left now.. but still get them. & it probably makes Mensa feel better about themselves as it looks like more people are interested in their b*llocks(Original post by Dmon1Unlimited)
You should cancel the newsletters, less effort to you, them etc
It hardly means much - I bet about 1% of Cambridge students are in Mensa, yet they are normally incredibly intelligent (most likely, many of them well exceed the IQ score to get into Mensa).
My uncle used to be Mensa, and although he's definitely very intelligent, he's no more intelligent than other very intelligent yet non-Mensa people I know.
