I tested for Mensa over here in the UK, and scored over 130 but not enough to get admitted. The entrance bar over here is 148 (Top 2%) or 155 (Top 1%). On the qualifying pre-test, I got a 155 (which meant Top 1%), then a 137 (Top 6%) on the actual test. I was kind of pissed at the time because all of the tests that they have you do prior to getting invited give no indication of what the proper test is like.

Rather than having a global time limit (i.e. you have one hour to complete this test) each task is given specific time limits, and you can't go back, which means if you can't solve a one minute question in the given time, but you solve a five minute task in a minute, you can't use the extra four minutes to tackle the one minute question you are stuck on.

Once you have taken the test, you have to wait three years before you can take it again (if you were unsuccessful the first time). At least now I know what to expect, and I believe if I train myself properly for the time-sensitive nature of the test that I will get a much higher (and most likely qualifying) score. I should point out that if I did achieve a qualifying score, I probably wouldn't participate in Mensa...it would be like going to a club where everyone has their salary on a little badge or something. I just thought it would look pretty impressive on my CV/resume.

My test was called a 'Cattel B' scale, and it should be pointed out that the scales in the US and UK are markedly different...which is why people like James Woods and Sharon Stone at first seemed to me to have such astronomically high IQ's. It was only when I found out about the differing scales that everything became clearer....