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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: indigo;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><font size="5">Everyone: The location of the Mensa test (detailed below) is in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. It is conveniently located near interstates in western/southwestern Ohio: </font></span><br>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Dayton Area Mensa, the local chapter of
the high IQ society Mensa (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpM7dZXdTk$" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">www.us.mensa.org</span></a>) will offer the
society’s membership qualification test on Thursday, February 18 18, 2021
starting at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship
Hall of Dorothy Lane American Baptist Church, 960 W. Dorothy Lane, Kettering. </span></b></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">It’s across from the Community Golf
Course. The test takes about two hours. Test takers should arrive and sign in
15-20 minutes before start time. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated once
testing has started. Those who score in the top two per cent of the general
public on either of two tests of logic and reasoning will be invited to join
Mensa. </span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Face masks covering the nose and mouth
will be required at all times while inside the building, and safe social
distancing will be maintained at all times. A maximum of six test takers can be
accommodated and pre-registrants will have priority. If you can’t wear a mask,
we may be able to schedule you for a test after the public health situation
improves. As one public health expert said, “The virus is in charge.” <b>For
information about testing or to pre-register, contact the Testing Coordinator, <a href="mailto:testing@dayton.us.mensa.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">testing@dayton.us.mensa.org</span></a>
or 937-546-7885. </b></span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">American Mensa is not for profit but must
cover expenses including paying for the right to use a copyrighted test. For a
test administered by a local group’s volunteer proctor the national office
charges $60 to evaluate and report the candidate’s test results.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Persons 14 years old but less than 18 must
have a parent or guardian sign for permission to take the test, although the
parent/guardian need not be present during the testing session. We can provide
the permission form in advance upon request and they will be available at the
testing session. The test Mensa uses is not valid for persons under 14 years of
age, who may qualify by other means. Persons under 14, or their parents if
appropriate, are invited to visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpM2QHQfqp$" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/</span></a>
and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mensaforkids.org/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpMx8igl-w$" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">www.mensaforkids.org</span></a>. Those under 18, or parents,
are invited to see <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/faqs-about-ymembership/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpM4slZYi_$" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/faqs-about-ymembership/</span></a>.
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">American Mensa has members as young as 3
years to over 100, and the Dayton
group has members of primary school age through middle-80s.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">There is
an additional way to test and qualify for Mensa membership for those who find
the testing schedule inconvenient. See <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/testing__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpM8UQOsS6$" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">www.us.mensa.org/testing</span></a>
for information.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">A non-language
battery of tests is available for those whose primary language is not English,
those who are dyslexic, or those who have a physical condition which would
prevent them from taking the regular Mensa Admissions Tests. The non-language
tests are given only by individual appointment. If this would apply to you,
please let us know so we can set up an appointment.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">If you
already have documentation of a qualifying test score, it can be used in lieu
of taking another test. Mensa accepts over 200 tests. See <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpMyF_li7-$" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/</span></a>
for the most common qualifying scores used to join Mensa. About 60 per cent of
our members qualified this way. This is the only way a person under age 14 can
qualify. <b>If you have any questions about Mensa or the Dayton local group, please contact us or see <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.dayton.us.mensa.org/__;!!KGKeukY!n8qMFZ8BZBT4NEugkWqOnLO-zTZwflYs9XmwMVwbcT6M6tPAfJVGV7mB9GUpM0Pll850$" target="_blank">www.dayton.us.mensa.org</a>.</b>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">We’re looking
forward to soon welcoming you as a new member of Dayton Area Mensa and meeting
you soon and often at Mensa gatherings.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,</span></div>
<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Dick
Martin</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"></span></div>
<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Membership
Officer, Dayton
Area Mensa</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:membership@dayton.us.mensa.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">membership@dayton.us.mensa.org</span></a>
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<div class="yiv0513550019msonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">937-878-2378</span></div>
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