The Miller Analogies Test is a graduate level exam used for admission to some graduate schools. The MAT is a high-level mental ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies. An analogy states that two things are related to each other in the same way that two other things are related to each other. The equation for an analogy is written in the form A:B::C:D, which can be read as "A is to B as C is to D" or as "A is related to B in the same way that C is related to D." In the MAT, one term in an analogy has been replaced with four options, only one of which will correctly complete the analogy. An example of a MAT analogy is PLANE:AIR::BOAT:(a. Submarine, b. Fish, c. Water, d. Pilot). To answer an analogy item, you must select the option (a,b,c, or d) that creates a valid analogy. The MAT consists of 100 partial analogies that are to be completed in 50 minutes.

Fluency in the English language, a broad knowledge of literature, philosophy, history, science, mathematics, and fine arts, and the ability to reason out relationships may contribute to performance on the MAT. There is no foreign language edition of the MAT. No one is permitted to use a dictionary or any other reference aid when taking the MAT.

Registration Information

To take the MAT at one of the more than 600 Controlled Testing Centers in the U.S. and around the world, you apply directly to the Controlled Testing Center of your choice. Locations and phone numbers of the Controlled Testing Centers are listed in Appendix A: Controlled Testing Centers of the Psychological Corporation in the Miller Analogies Test Candidate Information Booklet. This booklet is available at the Missouri Western State University Testing Center located in Eder Hall, Room 203.

To register for the MAT at our center, please call Debbie Webb at 816-271-4285 for an appointment. Or e-mail to webb@missouriwestern.edu.

Test fee is paid directly to the testing center and entitles the examinee to a personal score report and official score reports sent to up to 3 schools (specified when you take the MAT). Score reports are normally sent out 10 to 15 business days after the test. Scores are valid for up to five years.

Additional Information

For further information, call the Psychological Corporation at 800-622-3231 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday or write them at the following address:

      Miller Analogies Test
      The Psychological Corporation
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      San Antonio, Texas 78204-3956
      Telephone 210-921-8802, Fax 210-921-8861