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<b>HIGH-IQ SOCIETY MENSA ADMISSION TEST</b><br>
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<i>(Kettering, OH)</i> – Mensa, the international high-IQ society, will
celebrate its annual National Testing Month by offering the admission
test at half the normal evaluation charge, $30 instead of $60 during the
month of October 2017.<br>
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<b>Dayton Area Mensa, the local chapter of the society, will hold a
testing session on Monday, October 30, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the
Kettering-Moraine Public Library, 3496 Far Hills Ave., Kettering, OH. </b>Test-takers
should arrive about 15-20 minutes prior to starting time to complete
registration. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated once testing has
started. The test takes about two hours. Those who score in the top two
percent of the population are eligible for membership.<br>
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The test is open to anyone age 14 and older. The test Mensa administers
is not normed and validated for persons under 14, who may qualify by
other means. For applicants at least 14 but under 18, a parent or
guardian must sign for permission to take the test although the parent
or guardian need not be present at the testing session. If appropriate,
please contact us for the appropriate form for the parent/guardian to
sign. Forms will be available at the testing session or we can send them
in advance of the test date. <b>Each test-taker must have a photo ID</b>. <b>There is no charge to take the test.</b>
To cover expenses of the testing program the national Mensa must charge
to score the test and report the results to the person who took the
test. In October 2017, the fee is cut in half to $30. This may be paid
at the time the test is given. For additional information or to
preregister for the test, e-mail <a href="mailto:testing@dayton.us.mensa.org">testing@dayton.us.mensa.org</a>
or call 937-546-7885. Preregistration is encouraged and pre-registrants
will have priority. Walk-ins will be accepted until testing supplies or
available seats run out.<br>
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Applicants of any age can use prior evidence from a wide variety of
other standardized IQ tests to qualify. This is the only way a person
under fourteen can qualify; see <a href="http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/" target="_blank">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/</a> and <a href="http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/" target="_blank">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/</a>.<br>
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A non-language culture-fair battery of tests is available for those
whose primary language is not English, those who are dyslexic, or those
who have a physical condition which would prevent them from taking the
regular Mensa Admissions Tests. The non-language tests are given only by
appointment. If this would apply to you, please let us know so we can
set up an appointment.<br>
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If one qualifies for membership and becomes a member of Dayton Area
Mensa within 90 days from offer of membership the Dayton Area Mensa
treasury will reimburse the new member for the cost of the national
office’s evaluation of his/her admission test results, whether the
member took the test with a Mensa proctor or provided documentation of a
previous qualifying test score.<br>
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Members of American Mensa range in age from 2 to 102. They include
engineers, homemakers, teachers, military personnel, actors, athletes,
mechanics, students, CEOs and many others. All walks of life, races,
faiths and ethnic groups are represented. Mensans share only one trait —
high intelligence. The Dayton chapter includes over 200 members from
elementary school age through early nineties and regularly organizes
lunch and dinner groups, games nights, pub crawls, movie nights, gifted
youth activities, visits to various educational, cultural, and just
plain fun events around the area.</i></font></font></font>