Membership Benefits
Intelligent people join San Diego Mensa to make smart connections by networking with other intelligent people, both locally and nationally.
Some like participating in our social events, such as our twice-a-week lunches, weekend group biking, weekly Tuesday night bridge or monthly all-member parties. Others want to utilize the 800+ member strong professional network with our members representing a wide spectrum of professions, including stock brokerage, software development, teaching, writing, entrepreneurship, research, technology, web design, and many others. Our members also get access to American Mensa Mensa Works where Mensa members can post resumés and search for jobs at no cost.
We have more than 150 Special Interest Groups that allow members to pursue their interests—from astronomy to quilting—with other Mensans on a local, national or international basis. In addition to in-person meetings, we also exchange thoughts, chat with others and receive informal advice on electronic forums, such as Yahoo, Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn groups.
In addition to enjoying the camaraderie of a diverse group of highly intelligent people, San Diego Mensa members save on travel services, insurance, financial guidance, publications, and more through American Mensa benefit and service programs, with new benefits being added regularly.
How to Join
Joining is easy! Membership is open to people who demonstrate that their intelligence rating is in the top two percent of the population. If this intimidates you, look at it this way—in San Diego and Imperial counties alone, more than 62,000 people qualify for membership. Many smart people don’t realize that they qualify and haven’t considered membership. You’ve at least considered membership or you wouldn’t be reading this now.
So how do you join? It’s easy. You can become a member of San Diego and American Mensa in one of two ways:
If you are age 14 or older, you can take a supervised, standardized test with one of our certified member volunteers. To find out the next test date, time and location, click here or send an email to proctor@sandiegomensa.org
Anyone can submit evidence of prior testing in the form of scores from a supervised, standardized test, like the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the Miller Analogies Test, the GMAT or the LSAT. Qualifying GRE scores before September 2001 and qualifying SAT scores before January 1994 are also acceptable.
In either case, if you’ve scored in the top two percent, you’ll qualify for membership in San Diego Mensa. Then it’s just a matter of paying your annual dues!
Mensa for Kids
We have members who range in age from 3 to 105. Certainly, kids can qualify and join. Gifted children between 14 and 18 can take one of our supervised, standardized tests.
Email proctor@sandiegomensa.org for next test date and location. Those under 14 can submit evidence of prior testing. Learn more about what Mensa offers kids!
Gifted Youth Admission
For more information regarding Gifted Youth Admission, click here
Scholarships
For more information regarding the Mensa Foundation Scholarships, click here
Test Dates & Locations
You may now pre-purchase a Testing Voucher. Click here to set up an account and find out more.
The cost is $60.00 and you also have the option of paying by cash, check or credit card at the testing facility. Please bring your ID!
Please be aware that we may not test anyone under the age of 14.
If you wish to have your child tested, please look under our Gifted Youth pages.
Please RSVP directly to the Proctor listed for the test session.
Testing Dates:
Saturday, January 26, 2025 2:00PM – 4:00PM Coronado Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado, CA 92118 Proctor: Tom Bernitt RSVP: bernitt@aol.com or 619-921-7224
Please contact LaRae Bakerink at lbakerink@gmail.com for information and arrangements for your test.
Prometric Testing Information
We also provide testing through Prometric Testing Centers, where you may schedule your own date and time to take the Mensa test.
Please make sure you follow all of the instructions listed.
Vouchers previously purchased for testing are not valid for use for testing at the Prometric Testing Centers as the pricing is different.
Private Testing Information
For more information, email proctor@sandiegomensa.org
