DAYTON — Dayton Area Mensa, the local chapter of the international high IQ society Mensa (www.mensa.org and www.us.mensa.org) will offer the society’s membership qualification test on Wednesdays, June 28, July 26 and Aug. 23, 2023 starting at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Dorothy Lane American Baptist Church, 960 W. Dorothy Lane, Kettering.

The test takes about two hours. Test takers should arrive and sign in 15-20 minutes before starting time. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated once testing has started. Those who score in the top two per cent of the general population on either of two tests of logic and reasoning will be invited to join Mensa. Safe social distancing will be maintained at all times. A maximum of nine test takers can be accommodated and pre-registrants will have priority. Partipants will need a picture ID. To pre-register, e-mail [email protected] or call 937-546-7885.

Persons at least 14 years old but less than eighteen must have a parent or guardian sign for permission to take the test (it’s a legal issue) although the parent/guardian need not be present during the testing session. The permission form is available at https://www.us.mensa.org/forms-library/testing-testing-consent-form/ .The tests Mensa uses in local testing sessions are not normed and validated 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 http://www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission/ and www.mensaforkids.org. Those under 18 or parents are invited to see http://www.us.mensa.org/learn/gifted-youth/faqs-about-ymembership/. American Mensa has members as young as two years to over 100 and the Dayton group has members of primary school age through middle nineties.

If you already have documentation of a qualifying test score, it can be used instead of taking another test. Mensa accepts over 200 tests. See http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/ for the most common qualifying scores used to join Mensa. About 60% of members qualified this way. This is the only way a person under age 14 can qualify.

For more about Mensa or the Dayton local group, e-mail [email protected], call 800-66MENSA and see www.dayton.us.mensa.org.