Does the graduate school you are applying to accept MAT scores?

As a reasonably priced test administered in 60 minutes, the MAT represents an excellent option for candidates applying to any of the hundreds of graduate programs that accept MAT scores for admission.

Predictive Validity Study - General Report (PDF - 150 KB)

Some background on the MAT:

• The MAT is a high-level mental ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies.
• Research by psychologists on human intelligence and reasoning has found performance on analogies to represent one of the best measures of verbal comprehension and analytical thinking.
• Performance on the MAT is designed to reflect candidates’ analytical thinking, an ability that is critical for success in both graduate school and professional life.
• Through analogies with content from various academic subjects, MAT scores help graduate schools identify candidates whose knowledge and abilities go beyond mere memorizing and repeating information.
• The analytical skills measured by the MAT are key to success in graduate school and are highly valued by graduate programs.
• For more than 50 years, the MAT has proven to be a reliable and valid test for assessing candidates for graduate school.
• Predictive validity studies conducted by Pearson and by independent researchers have shown positive correlations between MAT scores and subsequent success in graduate programs.

So if you have a choice, the MAT makes sense.