MAT For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Tapa blanda

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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.

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<p><b>Learn to:</b></p> <ul> <li>Master analogy-solving strategies</li> <li>Practice and review for each content area on the test</li> <li>Hone your test-taking skills as you tackle six practice exams with detailed answers and explanations</li> <li>Conquer 600 graduate-level vocabulary terms critical to the MAT</li> </ul> <p><b>Ace the MAT and get into the grad school of your choice</b></p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Intro to the MAT &#8212; get general info about the MAT, including how to register for it, analogy content and structure, analogy-solving methods, and analogy categories</li> <li>A word to the wise &#8212; get the scoop on the most important concepts tested in words and language, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and math</li> <li>Practice makes perfect &#8212; take six full-length MAT practice exams &#8212; complete with answer keys and explanations &#8212; that mimic the actual MAT exam</li> <li>Breathe easy &#8212; discover tips to keep in mind on test day, along with some ways to help reduce test anxiety</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b></p> <ul> <li>Planning advice, study strategies, and time- management tactics</li> <li>Six sample tests with answer keys</li> <li>A comprehensive appendix of MAT vocabulary</li> <li>Tips for analyzing and solving analogies</li> <li>How to work with words and language</li> <li>What you need to know about natural sciences, math, and the humanities</li> <li>Top ten tips for test day</li> </ul>