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By J. Dickey (Virginia)
The book has been useful so far! I don't know anything about the MAT and it's taught me good stratgies so far, hope it helps me to get a good score on the MAT
By Natalie Lynch
My book arrived with perfect timing and in perfect condition. I could not ask for more.
By Tyler M. Clair
The book has a lot of information but in my case when I took my test I hardly saw anything I was told to look out for in the book. I felt the same way when I took my first practice test as when I took the actual test, lost and unsure of my performance. The study lists contained in the book were very helpful I just felt like the practice tests were not comparable with the actual test.
My first issue was the practice tests, there was no way to allow for the 20 questions that do not count so you score could vary up to 20 points in either direction. My suggestion would be to select 20 random questions and exclude those from the score. This in theory can give you a more accurate score but YMMV. The second issue was the actual test seemed not to follow the books description of getting progressively harder questions as you took the test. They seemed to be very random with very easy questions next to difficult questions. the trick questions that dealt with word and letter play didn't even appear in my test but there are numerous ones that are abundantly clear in the practice tests. Of course this may be a result of the randomly selected set of questions I got.
The bottom line is that I did well on my test scoring in the 80th percentile which is the high end of the average scores for the masters program I am perusing. If you have the opportunity and money, (30 bucks per practice test), purchase a computer based practice test so you are familiar with the computer based test format before taking the actual test. FYI, the score you receive at the end of the test is a scaled score so you really have no clue what you actually got till you get your result in the mail.
Good luck!
By Elayne Doue (houston, tx)
I also purchased
Barron's How to Prepare for the MAT: Miller Analogies Test, 9th Edition
MAT w/ CD-ROM (REA) -- The Best Test Preparation for the Miller Analogy Test: 5th Edition (Test Preps)
I used all three to get a feel for them, and focused primarily on Kaplan. My reasons:
1. The introduction suggests thinking of the test as a fun game rather than a deadly serious performance. A small but warming detail.
2. This book had around 200 pages of review material, more than Barron's, less than REA. Amount seemed appropriate.
3. This book was by far the EASIEST TO READ, due to the font selected. I feel strongly that this is a supportive factor for the rather tedious task of absorbing lists of facts.
I feel confident that the material review, and taking a few of the practice tests, did increase my score. For what it's worth, I scored in the 99th percentile, which is typical for me on this type of test. However, my last test like this was 25 years ago.
By Meghan E. Rice
This book would be very beneficial if you had time to study all of the study lists in the books. I looked at it a few times and only days before the test and I found it helpful. I noticed some questions on the MATs that I knew because I looked at the book. It also provided me with information about how the questions are set up (I would not have known this otherwise). I would suggest it!
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