Good study guides, but there are errors in the answer keys!

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	• Cracking the MAT, 2nd Edition (2nd ed) Princeton Review Princeton Review, 1997 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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Good study guides, but there are errors in the answer keys!

This book consists of sections where they tell you how to figure out the questions and how to "out think" the test writers. This part was informative, but if you've ever taken any kind of standardized test before, this is all second nature. The part I found the most useful was the actual "study guides". They had a vocab section with words and definitions, a science where they went over the major information on the MAT, a culture section, where they reviewed famous authors, artists, etc (the most useful to me, since I didn't know any of that stuff!!). I took a practice test before I did the little review sections, and the tests after I studied the review sections showed huge improvements in my score. However, **BE CAREFUL WITH THE ANSWER KEY! THERE ARE ERRORS!** I've found several so far, am I'm not done with the book yet!!! However, they're fairly easy to spot, if you use common sense. If you sincerely doubt an answer's validity, look it up. I found the correct answers elsewhere in the book.

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I aced the MAT with this one!

A great guide. Gives you an idea of how the test's creators think, along with a strategy for identifying and solving different types of analogies.
I used this guide along with the practice tests in Kaplan's an hour or so each day for a week preceding the exam and got a scaled score of 461 - 99th percentile in my field and overall. Highly recommend.

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All errors have been fixed, really helped me out

I bought this book in 8/05 (3rd edition) and all the errors indicated in the other reviews were fixed. I really think amazon.com should remove them. I scared me after I had bought it, and paid 20$ for it, that it would be riddled with mistakes.

It was divided up really well and had great time management solutions. The MAT is 60 mins with 20 "test" questions that do not count, of course you do not know which those are. The guides on culture and geography helped me the most! DO not be scared to buy this guide, it was worth it...

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A thorough review of the general knowledge covered by the MAT
Tips for avoiding traps by thinking like the test makers
Strategies for overcoming the test's cultural biases.
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Why should I buy this book?
There are other MAT books on the shelves. Some are significantly thicker than this one. But you should put them back and buy Cracking the MAT.Other books are long because they are unfocused; rather than raise your scores, they will overwhelm you with thousands of questions that have nothing to do with the actual MAT exam. Cracking the MAT offers in-depth instruction on the skills covered by the MAT exam. Then it shows you how to use that knowledge to quickly attack and answer test questions. We won't waste your time. Everything in this book will help raise your score on the MAT exam. We spend over two million dollars a year in research and development to make sure that Princeton Review students receive thoroughly tested, up-to-date materials. No one can raise scores as we can. Our techniques are based on a thorough analysis of the most recent exams. And when the tests change, we change. Read this book. Practice our techniques on a real exam. And if you need more personal attention, we can tutor you. Whatever you do, we wish you good luck.

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