Many parents are concerned that the American Mensa admissions procedure for children is a difficult one. Rest assured that the testing & admissions department will make the procedure as simple as possible.
All American Mensa testing and admissions procedures are done under the supervision of Dr. G. Frank Lawlis, supervisory psychologist, American Mensa Ltd.
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Admissions Procedures:
American Mensa offers a test battery to all candidates, provided they are 14 years of age or above. Persons age 14 and above can opt to take the Mensa Admissions Test, or if English is not their first language, they may request to take our Culture Free Test Battery. Request local group contact information or make arrangements for taking our test with an American Mensa proctor in your area. For specific questions regarding our test battery, you may contact Testing and Admissions.
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Evidence of Previous Intelligence Testing:
American Mensa has many members under the age of 14. These individuals apply by submitting evidence of previous intelligence testing. Our organization accepts more than 200 tests for admission. If you have questions regarding a test that is not listed below, please contact Testing and Admissions. A printable application is also available. Most public and private schools give tests that we accept for admission. Here are some of the tests that Mensa accepts:
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Otis Lennon
Stanford Binet
Cognitive Abilities Test
Test of Cognitive Skills
Woodcock-Johnson Intelligence Test
(not the Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test)
Scores on the tests listed above must be at or above the 98th percentile with an index of 132.
NNAT-Individual Form
NNAT-Multilevel Form
The Ability Index Score on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Tests (NNAT) must be 130 or above. |
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To submit evidence from any of the tests listed above, the test score must be in one of the following formats:
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Listed on a sealed school transcript
An original score report (include a SASE for safe return of the document)
A notarized copy of your original document
Many parents have their children tested by a school or private psychologist.
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To submit evidence of testing given by either a private or school psychologist, scores must be presented in the following format:
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It must include:
Candidate's name
Date of test
Name of test
Full Scale IQ and/or percentile
The document must be signed by the psychologist
Psychologist license number must appear on the document
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