Took the ASTB for the 2nd time yesterday, didn’t finish as the server crashed right before the PBM. Oddly enough this happened on my first attempt, so I won’t know my score for a few more days.
Math:
Had several questions with radicals. Simplify 2(radical)32 or something along those lines. Had a couple of exponents. I remember the easy one, it looks harder than it actually is.
(16^(-3/4) - 16^(1/4))/ 16^-1
Had 3 or 4 questions that were like: Each test is worth 10% more than the last. On the first test Ellie got a 75, second a 70, third an 80. She finished with a 75 average. What was her score on the fourth test?
Another one used assignment averages like hw was 20% quizzes were 30% Tests were 20% and the final was 30%.
had one Log
simplify [log8(log5)[log3](4)] or something along those lines.
one DRT
had one binary question telling you about base 2 and asking you what 7+8 is in base 4
two literal equations. Thats what I can remember off the tope of my head, I ran out of time, but I feel a lot better about this math section than I did on my first attempt. Time will tell though lol.
Reading Comp:
Read out loud like youre explaing the Navy handbook jargon to your friend or mom, I find it’s easier to comprehend that way and I dont have to reread all that shit as much. When you read a “funfact” excerpt I like to act excited about it? Makes it more “fun” and less like Im reading over explained information.
Mechanical:
know how to find the voltage.
know different types of stress, I didn’t apparently, but I think I got the question right anyhow.
ANIT:
I’ve been doing King’s flight school written test prep online as I’m trying to pass my written here soon, this helped a TON with all the avi questions. Of course that’s not required, all the flashcards on this forum are more than enough. Nautical stuff is about getting lucky I suppose, and the more flashcards you do the better your luck will be.
NATFI(nafti?)
Don’t spend too much brain power here, just pick the first one that resonates with you and save energy for the PBM. Unless you’re like me who always has to do the PBM on a different fucking day.
Other notes:
Get the time you want to take the test. My recruiter kept trying to get me a morning time and I kept asking for an afternoon, thus I got afternoon eventually. I wasn’t showing up at 830 for my recruiter to walk in 30 minutes late with McDonalds again(not judging the man, definitely been late to class for a breakfast biscuit, but this is YOUR test, make sure you’re in a position to have the most success) and I sure as hell wasnt doing the math section first thing in the morning again!
Earplugs are helpful, remember youre taking the test in a working office, people are on the phone, chatting with each other, laughing, typing, and bitching about how a DoD email takes an hour to send. Ear plugs do wonders.
