I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but I was wondering exactly what aspects of the MAT are used in the admissions process. Will the tutors only know the score, will they get a more detailed mark distribution, or will they see the paper itself? For example, will they see that I had the right idea on the last part of q4, and simply made a mistake with a trig identity? Or will they only see that I got 12/15 or 70 or whatever? The point of the test is to measure aptitude, but does anyone know whether that's based only on the score or on a more detailed analysis of a candidate's work and mistakes? I understand that it would be very time-consuming to evaluate the candidates in this way, and there are other pros and cons to doing it like that, which is why I'm not really sure which way the MAT is used.
I know I can't do anything to change it now, but I am curious to know the role of the MAT in the admissions decision. Thanks!