# Are IQ tests generally administered?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-generally-administered/786932 "2017-05-18T16:07:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tigers2B1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc29f/32.png) [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-generally-administered/786932/61 "2017-05-20T20:24:02Z")

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> [@JerrySTL](#):
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> I took an IQ test in the 6th Grade which was way back in 1967. I took 2 more IQ tests to join Mensa back in 1978. They were proctored by a psychologist.
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> I’ve taken a few on-line “IQ” tests and for the most part they were jokes.
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> If you want to take an on-line test that is somewhat valid, American Mensa provides one at a cost. It’s not a full IQ test but should have some correlation to a real test. I’m not sure of the price.
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> [Take the Online Mensa Practice Test](https://www.us.mensa.org/join/mht/)

Doesn’t Mensa also use the 50 question Wonderlic?

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-generally-administered/786932/62 "2017-05-20T20:55:13Z")

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> [@Tigers2B1](#):
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> Doesn’t Mensa also use the 50 question Wonderlic?

Apparently not. IIRC the mean is something like 27

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