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History to Know for the Miller Analogies Test

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.
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Recognize Miller Analogy Test 1:2,3:4 Analogies

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.
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Get Familiar with MAT Descriptive Analogies

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.
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MAT For Dummies Cheat Sheet

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.
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Why the Workplace Values Analogical Thinking and the MAT

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.
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What Does the MAT Test For?

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.
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What Happens After You Take the MAT?

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.
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What Does the MAT (Miller Analogies Test) Measure?

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.
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Get Familiar with MAT Similar/Different Analogies

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.
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How to Avoid Analogy Traps on the Miller Analogies Test

Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Miller Analogies Test writers are good at composing questions that are subtly designed to trick you. You can avoid common analogy traps on the MAT, however, if you have a plan of attack and a method for solving them. In general, the later the question is in the MAT, the more likely it is to contain a trap, since the level of difficulty increases as you go.
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