MAT For Dummies - Softcover

Kotchian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118496752 ISBN 13: 9781118496756

Publisher: For Dummies, 2013

Synopsis

Score your highest on the MAT? Easy.

The MAT exam is one of the hardest intellectual challenges in the field of standardized testing. Students preparing to take this exam need a chance to practice the analogy skills necessary to score well on this test, which MAT For Dummies provides with its six full-length practice tests and plethora of other test preparation suggestions.

MAT For Dummies includes test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answer banks.

• Goes beyond content knowledge and teaches you the test-taking skills you need to maximize your score
• Includes six full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations
• Helps you score high on MAT exam day

If you're a potential graduate student preparing for the MAT, this hands-on, friendly guide helps you score higher.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edwin Kotchian is a MAT tutor and freelance writer who has contributed to a variety of test-prep material.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Master analogy-solving strategies
• Practice and review for each content area on the test
• Hone your test-taking skills as you tackle six practice exams with detailed answers and explanations
• Conquer 600 graduate-level vocabulary terms critical to the MAT

Ace the MAT and get into the grad school of your choice

Is studying for the MAT making your head spin? Fear not. The MAT exam is one of the hardest intellectual challenges in the field of standardized testing, but this hands-on guide makes it easier. Inside, you'll find everything you need to prep for the big day: test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answers and explanations.

• Intro to the MAT ― get general info about the MAT, including how to register for it, analogy content and structure, analogy-solving methods, and analogy categories
• A word to the wise ― get the scoop on the most important concepts tested in words and language, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and math
• Practice makes perfect ― take six full-length MAT practice exams ― complete with answer keys and explanations ― that mimic the actual MAT exam
• Breathe easy ― discover tips to keep in mind on test day, along with some ways to help reduce test anxiety

Open the book and find:

• Planning advice, study strategies, and time- management tactics
• Six sample tests with answer keys
• A comprehensive appendix of MAT vocabulary
• Tips for analyzing and solving analogies
• How to work with words and language
• What you need to know about natural sciences, math, and the humanities
• Top ten tips for test day

From the Inside Flap

Learn to:

• Master analogy-solving strategies
• Practice and review for each content area on the test
• Hone your test-taking skills as you tackle six practice exams with detailed answers and explanations
• Conquer 600 graduate-level vocabulary terms critical to the MAT

Ace the MAT and get into the grad school of your choice

Is studying for the MAT making your head spin? Fear not. The MAT exam is one of the hardest intellectual challenges in the field of standardized testing, but this hands-on guide makes it easier. Inside, you'll find everything you need to prep for the big day: test-specific analogy strategies, practice and review for each content area, word/terms lists covering the major subject categories, and six practice tests with detailed answers and explanations.

• Intro to the MAT — get general info about the MAT, including how to register for it, analogy content and structure, analogy-solving methods, and analogy categories
• A word to the wise — get the scoop on the most important concepts tested in words and language, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and math
• Practice makes perfect — take six full-length MAT practice exams — complete with answer keys and explanations — that mimic the actual MAT exam
• Breathe easy — discover tips to keep in mind on test day, along with some ways to help reduce test anxiety

Open the book and find:

• Planning advice, study strategies, and time- management tactics
• Six sample tests with answer keys
• A comprehensive appendix of MAT vocabulary
• Tips for analyzing and solving analogies
• How to work with words and language
• What you need to know about natural sciences, math, and the humanities
• Top ten tips for test day

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118496752
• ISBN 13: 9781118496756
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360