So I've Taken the Test... What Now?
So you’ve taken the test. Congratulations on such a bold move! Now comes the waiting part.
As a rule, the person who administered the test should not be the one who evaluates the test. This is the second part of what we call the double blind method. The first part was when you didn’t write your name on your answer sheet. Your name is on the information sheet that has a number that matches the one in your answer sheet. This is to further assure that results will not be tainted. As a consequence, it makes releasing of results a tad longer.
As a rule, results will be sent to you by post (snail mail). Results cannot be given through e-mail, phone, text (SMS) or any other means. If you do not receive your results after about three or four weeks, you can inquire through testing@mensa.ph , where we can resend the mail if necessary. Results are confidential and are never publicized without consent of the test taker.
The mail you receive will contain a rating of your I.Q., along with its percentile among the world’s population. If you make it in the top 2%, you qualify for Mensa.
But what if you don’t? Don’t worry, that hardly means you’re not smart. Some people would think 2% is too large, but most of those people who would say that are in the 2%. For others, 2% is a very limiting requirement. It could just mean you’re gifted in other ways Mensa does not measure. Or it could be that it just wasn’t your day when you took the test. If you would like to take the test again, you may do so six months after you took the test. Mensa in De La Salle Canlubang can conduct a mass qualifier every six months. Or you could arrange for a special schedule by emailing testing@mensa.ph .
If you wanted to take part in Mensa activities, but did not make the top 2%, you are still welcome to join us as a guest.
If you made the 2%, congratulations, you qualify for Mensa! To become a member, there is an annual membership fee of five hundred pesos (or a discounted rate of one thousand two hundred pesos for three years). You will be getting a membership card, newsletters, and free or discounted entrances to our activities. Philippine Mensa has two regular, annual activities, a Coming Out / Welcome Party for new members, where members with a membership of less than one year old get in for free, and the Annual Gathering where apart from food and fun, we conduct a lot of our official businesses, such as financial reporting and induction of officers.
You may also want to join Special Interest Groups, or SIGS. These are member initiated groups which are free to conduct any activity they please. In the Philippines, we have several SIGS, such as ToastMasters, for developing speakers, Adventure SIG, for adventurers, SeaSIG, for underwater enthusiasts, M-Music, for music lovers, AhedreSIG, for chess lovers, Cre-W, for creative writing, IT SIG, for information technology, Photo SIG, for photography enthusiasts, and others. Joining them and their activities is free, but usually KKB. If you have an interest, but there is no SIG about it, you’re welcome to start your own. Just rally up other Mensans and you’ll be ready to go in no time.
Different from SIGS, Mensa has what it calls Local Groups. Although there is only one International Mensa, we organize ourselves by country if there are enough in one nation, thus the term National Mensa. National Mensas can then divide themselves by locality if necessary. This is what is called a local group. Many members of Philippine Mensa are in Manila, but we are starting local groups in different parts of the country, such as Cebu, Iloilo, and De La Salle Canlubang. Local groups can manage their own finances, and receive support from National Mensa. If you would like to start a local group in your locality, contact office@mensa.ph for support in launching your local group.
IF YOU ARE IN DE LA SALLE CANLUBANG, READ ON.
If there are enough members, Mensa in De La Salle Canlubang can have its own set of officers, manage its own finances, conduct its own activities and projects, etc. (with coordination and support from Philippine / National Mensa, of course). Even if there are only a few, these Mensans can organize to start this local group until it further expands.
We can conduct as much as monthly activities, including qualifying exams, parties, and other more meaningful activities and projects, such as seminars, competitions, debates, outreaches, trips, anything you might think of.
But, since results of your exam are so confidential that I shouldn’t even know them without your consent, may I request that if you’re interested to be a part of the local group of Mensa for De La Salle Canlubang, do email me at testing@mensa.ph , or encarnaciona@canlubang.dlsu.edu.ph , or simply approach me when you see me, or at the faculty room, informing me of your results, and your interest in this.
And even if you do not qualify, but are still willing to take part in this, inform me too. As mentioned earlier, you are very welcome to join us as our guest.
Hope to hear from you soon.
-Alain Encarnacion-
Deputy Testing Director
Mensa
testing@mensa.ph
College Instructor
School of Information Technology and Computing
De La Salle Canlubang
encarnaciona@canlubang.dlsu.edu.ph
As a rule, the person who administered the test should not be the one who evaluates the test. This is the second part of what we call the double blind method. The first part was when you didn’t write your name on your answer sheet. Your name is on the information sheet that has a number that matches the one in your answer sheet. This is to further assure that results will not be tainted. As a consequence, it makes releasing of results a tad longer.
As a rule, results will be sent to you by post (snail mail). Results cannot be given through e-mail, phone, text (SMS) or any other means. If you do not receive your results after about three or four weeks, you can inquire through testing@mensa.ph , where we can resend the mail if necessary. Results are confidential and are never publicized without consent of the test taker.
The mail you receive will contain a rating of your I.Q., along with its percentile among the world’s population. If you make it in the top 2%, you qualify for Mensa.
But what if you don’t? Don’t worry, that hardly means you’re not smart. Some people would think 2% is too large, but most of those people who would say that are in the 2%. For others, 2% is a very limiting requirement. It could just mean you’re gifted in other ways Mensa does not measure. Or it could be that it just wasn’t your day when you took the test. If you would like to take the test again, you may do so six months after you took the test. Mensa in De La Salle Canlubang can conduct a mass qualifier every six months. Or you could arrange for a special schedule by emailing testing@mensa.ph .
If you wanted to take part in Mensa activities, but did not make the top 2%, you are still welcome to join us as a guest.
If you made the 2%, congratulations, you qualify for Mensa! To become a member, there is an annual membership fee of five hundred pesos (or a discounted rate of one thousand two hundred pesos for three years). You will be getting a membership card, newsletters, and free or discounted entrances to our activities. Philippine Mensa has two regular, annual activities, a Coming Out / Welcome Party for new members, where members with a membership of less than one year old get in for free, and the Annual Gathering where apart from food and fun, we conduct a lot of our official businesses, such as financial reporting and induction of officers.
You may also want to join Special Interest Groups, or SIGS. These are member initiated groups which are free to conduct any activity they please. In the Philippines, we have several SIGS, such as ToastMasters, for developing speakers, Adventure SIG, for adventurers, SeaSIG, for underwater enthusiasts, M-Music, for music lovers, AhedreSIG, for chess lovers, Cre-W, for creative writing, IT SIG, for information technology, Photo SIG, for photography enthusiasts, and others. Joining them and their activities is free, but usually KKB. If you have an interest, but there is no SIG about it, you’re welcome to start your own. Just rally up other Mensans and you’ll be ready to go in no time.
Different from SIGS, Mensa has what it calls Local Groups. Although there is only one International Mensa, we organize ourselves by country if there are enough in one nation, thus the term National Mensa. National Mensas can then divide themselves by locality if necessary. This is what is called a local group. Many members of Philippine Mensa are in Manila, but we are starting local groups in different parts of the country, such as Cebu, Iloilo, and De La Salle Canlubang. Local groups can manage their own finances, and receive support from National Mensa. If you would like to start a local group in your locality, contact office@mensa.ph for support in launching your local group.
IF YOU ARE IN DE LA SALLE CANLUBANG, READ ON.
If there are enough members, Mensa in De La Salle Canlubang can have its own set of officers, manage its own finances, conduct its own activities and projects, etc. (with coordination and support from Philippine / National Mensa, of course). Even if there are only a few, these Mensans can organize to start this local group until it further expands.
We can conduct as much as monthly activities, including qualifying exams, parties, and other more meaningful activities and projects, such as seminars, competitions, debates, outreaches, trips, anything you might think of.
But, since results of your exam are so confidential that I shouldn’t even know them without your consent, may I request that if you’re interested to be a part of the local group of Mensa for De La Salle Canlubang, do email me at testing@mensa.ph , or encarnaciona@canlubang.dlsu.edu.ph , or simply approach me when you see me, or at the faculty room, informing me of your results, and your interest in this.
And even if you do not qualify, but are still willing to take part in this, inform me too. As mentioned earlier, you are very welcome to join us as our guest.
Hope to hear from you soon.
-Alain Encarnacion-
Deputy Testing Director
Mensa
testing@mensa.ph
College Instructor
School of Information Technology and Computing
De La Salle Canlubang
encarnaciona@canlubang.dlsu.edu.ph
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