I think I’ve mentioned to a few people that I’m interested in joining Mensa. Might have even mentioned it in a previous entry. I don’t think I ever got into why I have this particular interest, so I’ll do that now.
1. Well, why not?
If I meet the criteria, I may as well. Fact of the matter is, I already do…but I can’t prove it since Broward Public Schools disposed of my IQ test score. That means I have to take an IQ test to get in (I’m not taking the Mensa test because you can only take it once). I haven’t taken a test of any kind in quite a while, so I’m more than a bit nervous about that. Oh well: if I want it, I’m going to have to go get it.
Can’t possibly hurt to join Mensa. Well, it could in one way (I’ll mention it below), but that’s not something I can really worry about. If I dislike being an active member, I’ll just be ‘paper’ (to use a BGLO term). I don’t have to tell the world or anything. It’ll be nice to have, though.
2. I think it’ll help me in the area of gaining professional respect.
This is probably the main reason, and it’s what got me started on this road. I think people around the office show me a level of respect that’s below what I feel I deserve. Since I work at a law firm, that respect would be best earned through some show of intelligence or other mental prowess.
Enter Mensa.
One of the things I can’t wait for is to walk around here with that pin on my lapel or tie. Some of them will know what it means, some of them won’t: and will I have fun explaining it. I actually think that my current department as a whole gets disrespected, so it’s as much for everyone else as it is for me.
3. It has to look good on a resume.
Considering that only one out of every 50 people is even eligible for Mensa and the high probability that not all eligible people are members, it seems to be the kind of thing that would stand out. It may also help close experience gaps in my resume (the line of thinking is that people may say “well, he doesn’t have experience…but he can obviously learn pretty quickly”).
The concern I have is that it could intimidate potential employers, but I can’t really worry about other people’s hang-ups.
4. Mom says I should network.
I like giving Mom credit, so why not do it here. For all I know, the perfect opportunity may be on a Mensa job board…or someone in Mensa may know of something that I don’t see. If I have the chance at a connection, I may as well do what I can to utilize it.
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So that’s pretty much why I want to get into Mensa. We’ll see how it goes.
Interesting. I wonder if being MENSA capable makes an actual difference in your life. If it in fact does, then I most certainly fall beneath MENSA levels of intellect. Haha.
ReplyDeleteI'm not truly concerned so much with such a thing. However, if I were to obtain such a thing, I would flaunt it shamelessly. Why? Distinction.
I doubt it makes that substantial a difference, and I also doubt your certainty (well, not that so much as the truth therein) that you'd fall beneath Mensa levels of intellect.
DeleteI don't even think it would matter so much to me if not for what I was talking about in #2. Few things burn me like people I'm smarter than believing the opposite is true.
Lol. You have a sort of dry wit(very well refined all the same). I sense it easily. Are you very prone to sarcasm or is your tone more ironic?
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