Testing and Analysis

It won’t take you long to discover that the GAT is unlike any test you’ve taken before, and it is probably unlike any test you will ever take again in your academic career. The typical high school or college test is a knowledge-based test. The GAT, however, is skills-based.

What does this mean to you? It means that you’ll have to prepare yourself in a completely different way! You won’t simply be reciting memorized facts as they were phrased in some textbook.

The GAT requires you to think in a thorough, quick and strategic manner…and still be accurate, logical and wise.

This test is designed to judge your writing, verbal and mathematical ability in the ways that graduate schools feel is vital to the success of first year graduate students.

To some extent, you have already gradually obtained these abilities over the length of your academic career. However, what you probably have not yet become familiar with is the capability to use these abilities for the purpose of maximizing performance within the complex and profound environment of a standardized, skills-based examination.

There are different strategies, mindsets and perspectives that you will be required to apply throughout the GAT. You’ll need to be prepared to use your whole brain as far as thinking and assessment is concerned, and you’ll need to do this in a timely manner. This is not

something you can learn from taking a course or reading a book, but it is something you can develop through practice and concentration.

This guide provides you with the professional instruction you require for understanding the traditional GAT test. Covered are all aspects of the test and preparation procedures that you will require throughout the process. Upon completion of this guide, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge you need for maximizing your performance on your GAT.