Columbia River Mensa Testing

Columbia River Mensa will be holding a Mensa test session on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 PM. The session will be held in the conference room of the Kennewick Branch of the Mid-Columbia Library at 1620 South Union St. in Kennewick. The conference room is directly across from the library’s circulation desk. The test session will take about 90-120 minutes. Please be prompt, as I cannot accommodate you if you show up after we have begun the test.

All testing materials will be furnished. You need only bring a government-issued photo ID, and a means to pay the test fee. If you are under 18 years of age on the day of the test, you will need a signed parental consent form. If this applies, let me know and I will get one to you. We cannot test anyone under 14 years of age on the day of the test, with or without a consent form.

The fee to take the test is $30. (Normally $60 - half price in October!) You can purchase a test voucher online by going to https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testing/ and following these prompts:

1. Plug in your zipcode and click on "Search for Sessions"
2. Our testing session should pop up
3. Answer the two queries- 'Hearing about Mensa', and 'How Soon'...then press Next.
4. You should be directed to the shopping cart, which is pre-populated with one "Local Group Mensa Admission Testing" for 30.
5. Check-out and pay.

You will receive a form you should print out and bring to the test session.

You can also pay on the day of the test via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) or with a check payable to “American Mensa.” I prefer not to handle cash. Our local chapter has no control over test fees.

That said, Columbia River Mensa (our local chapter) is offering a rebate to potential new members. If you test, qualify for membership, and become a member of our chapter, the chapter will reimburse your testing fee.

I know some of you live well outside the Tri-Cities area and find it difficult to come to Kennewick for a test session. If you can assist me in securing a test venue and can promise at least one of you will show up, I’m happy to come to you. Get in touch with me by email (see below) if this interests you.

If you are interested in testing, but you are unable to make it this Saturday 10/24, please contact me and we will be glad to set up another test to accommodate your schedule.

It's worth mentioning that American Mensa is moving away from Local Group Testing effective December 31st, 2026. Columbia River Mensa will continue testing until that date, so it would certainly behoove you to go ahead and pre-purchase the half price testing voucher now, as it will be good until the end of the year. We will work with you in order to schedule a test that works with your locale and availability.

Don’t take the test if your sole interest is in getting an assessment of your IQ score. Admission to Mensa is based on a score in the upper two percent of any of the standardized tests Mensa accepts. The notice you receive from Mensa once your tests have been scored will contain either an invitation to join Mensa, or that you didn’t qualify on the basis of your test score. It will not include the IQ score calculated from your test score. For this, you will need the services of a professional psychologist.

You can also qualify for Mensa membership by submitting “prior evidence.” This is an official report of a qualifying test, sent to American Mensa. More information about this is available at https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/.  

I'd prefer you purchase your voucher as described above, but you really don’t need to sign up or do anything other than show up at the test site at the appointed date and time with a means of paying your fee. I would appreciate getting a reply email, so I’ll know how many people to expect.

Please forward to anyone you think might be interested in joining Columbia River Mensa!

Please contact me if you require additional information. I hope to see you on the day of the test.

Bill Sheretz. Local Secretary / Proctor

Columbia River Mensa

[email protected]      541.999.8718