Vince Kotchian

Vince Kotchian is a full-time standardized test tutor specializing in the MAT, SSAT, ISEE, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. He teaches a GRE prep course at the University of California, San Diego, and has an extensive understanding of analogies and the MAT.

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Article / Updated 05-04-2023
There’s a saying, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to have it show up on the MAT.” To prepare for analogies involving history on the MAT, you should familiarize yourself with important events in history. The following historical events give you a good history foundation for the MAT. 1970s energy crisis: Shortages of petroleum caused by Arab Oil Embargo and Iranian Revolution American Civil War: Period in 1861–1865 when the North (Union states) and South (Confederate states) fought over slavery and the Confederates’ desire to secede from the Union American Revolution: Thirteen colonies in North America that broke free from British rule Apollo 11: First manned landing on the moon, in July 1969 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: April 14, 1865, in Washington DC.
Article / Updated 08-11-2022
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a standardized test normally used for graduate school admissions. The test is composed entirely of analogies. The Miller Analogies Test uses multiple analogy types, such as 1:2,3:4. Recognizing the type of analogy being used plays a crucial role in your ability to select the right answer for that question.
Article / Updated 07-29-2022
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a standardized test normally used to assess the analytical abilities of graduate school applicants. The test is composed entirely of analogies. To do well on the MAT, it helps to understand that its analogies fall into several different categories.MAT analogies are all about relationships, and familiarizing yourself with some of the general categories of relationships on the MAT can make it easier to identify them in questions.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-26-2022
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is an aptitude test used for admission to graduate programs. Although it's lesser known than the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), many universities base their assessment of potential students on the MAT score, and the test has been around for more than 50 years.Knowing how the test is structured, how to best plan your study regiment, and how to decipher and share your test results will help you earn a place in the program of your choice.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-27-2016
The Secondary School Aptitude Test (SSAT) and Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) are the two most common standardized aptitude tests used in American private secondary schools. Prepare for the SSAT and ISEE by knowing what to expect on the tests, how to register for the exams, and how to do your best on test day.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a standardized test normally used for graduate school admissions. The test is composed entirely of analogies. But does the workplace value your ability to solve analogies? Why is such an ability important? You may think that MAT scores are relevant only to getting into a graduate program, but not so.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test or MAT is a standardized test used in graduate school admissions. The MAT is comprised entirely of analogies. But the MAT does more than test your ability to solve analogies. It also tests you on your general knowledge of a variety of topics, similar to the GRE or other standardized test but in a different question format.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is used for graduate school admissions. After taking the MAT, how soon will you know how well you did? If you’re taking a computer-based MAT, you’ll receive a preliminary score right on the screen after you complete the exam. You’ll receive your official MAT score in the mail about two weeks after you take the exam.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test is marketed as a measure of two main things: your cultural literacy and your reasoning ability. In other words, the MAT claims to measure how much you know about subjects like art, history, science, and math, as well as your ability to make connections between concepts from those subjects.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a standardized test normally used for graduate school admissions. The test is composed entirely of analogies. To do well on the MAT, it helps to understand that its analogies fall into several different categories. MAT analogies are all about relationships, and familiarizing yourself with some of the general categories of relationships on the MAT can make it easier to identify them in questions.