Mensa's online test is virtually meaningless, and most people score suspiciously high on those. Be mindful that Mensa charges around $60 every year for a couple of shoddy magazines that they send to their members, and the only way they can get money is by enlisting more members. Also different IQ tests vary widely in their scoring range - a 160 on one test can be equivalent to a 131 on another, etc. 145 is definitely above average regardless. They stopped using SATs as a qualification criterion back in the 70's, can't use them, but when they used to accept them the cutoff score was rather unimpressive, like mid 1300s to low 1400s.
When you take the official Mensa qualification test, they don't give you a numerical score, only tell you whether you've qualified (scored in the top 2% - supposedly) or not. Around 60% percent of those who take the official test qualify for membership, according to Mensa's website. I'm sure most of those people took the test knowing that they were pretty smart, but 60% seems pretty dang high. I was a member for 2 years, starting in early 2004. And hey, I'm no idiot but I have my doubts about being super smart as they assure me I am.
In short, focus on what you can actually do in your daily life as opposed to paying too much attention to some arbitrary number.
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