AIME and Mensa and IQ test

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Just wondering whether cornell cares about AMC/AIME?
i scored 120 on AMC 9/15 on the AIME which did not qualify me for USAMO but is considered really good i think…do cornell engineering care?? i mean…do the adcoms even know what it is and the significance of the scores?? if so, should i put it under academic honors?</p>

<p>Does being a member in MENSA make a difference?? Mensa means top 2 percentile of intelligence…i just checked mensa, and i know i m eligible becoz i scored 150 on my IQ test scale (the cut is 130)… if not…should I at least submit an IQ test report?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Mensa is irrelevant (and I say this as a Mensa member). Cornell is also not, I expect, interested in your IQ unless it were off the charts. 150 (depending on test) is high mean for student body of schools of its caliber. If your achievement does not measure up, providing it would also likely be seen as a negative. Because Mensa also let’s you back door to membership through achievement tests, it would be a rare Cornellian who did not qualify.</p>

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<p>BULL
theres no “backdoor” through to mensa</p>

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<p>I received a 140 on the Mensa and a 145 from the International High IQ society, but there is absolutely no chance that I would be accepted at Cornell (1350 SAT 3.6 GPA). So, to answer your question, probably not.</p>

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<p>how bout AIME?</p>

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<p>Not quite sure what triggered that almost guttural response, but it is in fact the case. Mensa let’s you in based on scoring in the top 2% on any of the Princeton administered tests, SAT’s, LSAT’s, etc. and may have other avenues as well.</p>

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<p>not anymore…SAT and ACT wont make it after 1989…PSAT wont make it after 1993</p>

<p>but i really wanna know about AIME…should i just start a new thread?</p>

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<p>I know Mensa really doesn’t affect getting into college.
But you can only get through by taking one of their IQ tests, not by SAT etc. Now I’m not going to argue the validity of their tests, but since that is what Mensa is based on, it certainly cannot be considered “backdoor.” </p>

<p>Additionally, I am willing to bet that well over 50% of cornell students cannot qualify for Mensa. Getting into college and getting a good score on one of those IQ tests are two completely different things.</p>

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<p>I am sorry to prolong this, but you can get into Mensa via an SAT score. Contact them and they will confirm it.</p>

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<p>Ok, im not going to post after this, but as bearcats stated, they dont accept it after a certain year (im not sure if it was 1989)
this was because it was previously thought of as an IQ test</p>

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<p>It doesn’t hurt to put your AIME/AMC scores on there. 9/15 on AIME is pretty good, IMO…</p>

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<p>Mensa dropped the SAT as an option for acceptance a long time ago. From their Website:</p>

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