The assessment of mental ability in higher education contexts often requires tools that move beyond general knowledge recall. The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a standardized test utilized primarily for graduate school admissions in the United States. It assesses the test-taker's analytic ability to solve problems that are framed as analogies. The assumption underlying the test is that the ability to process and analyze relationships is a strong predictor of success in graduate school and high-level professional settings.