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1,001 questions about the ASTB (post your scores & ask your questions here!)

layan

New Member
I think the general consensus would be to retake it. People in recent years have gotten picked up with a 6 FOFAR, but it’s generally a pretty low chance. If you’re feeling good about your application as a whole, I’d say go for it and hope for the best.

For what it’s worth, I applied for NFO last year with a 59 7/5/6 and wasn’t selected.
Damn you had a great improvement from your scores. Did you change anything in studying or did you just spend more time studying overall? And I suppose getting a feel for the test helped too.
 

jew56

New Member
My Officer recruiter says that the navy calculates all degrees into one overall GPA. Right now I have a overall GPA of a 3.05. Earning my MBA in supply chain logistics management and my Master’s GPA is a 3.7. I have 2 semesters left and I’ll have my MBA.

The opportunity presents itself for me to take additional undergraduate classes to boost my overall GPA. This Fall, if I move forward to taking a few undergraduate classes and pass those with A’s, my overall GPA would push to a 3.1, maybe a 3.2. Is this worth it overall? When applying to the Supply Board, are they going to be more concerned with my Master’s GPA since it’s more recent?
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
My Officer recruiter says that the navy calculates all degrees into one overall GPA. Right now I have a overall GPA of a 3.05. Earning my MBA in supply chain logistics management and my Master’s GPA is a 3.7. I have 2 semesters left and I’ll have my MBA.

The opportunity presents itself for me to take additional undergraduate classes to boost my overall GPA. This Fall, if I move forward to taking a few undergraduate classes and pass those with A’s, my overall GPA would push to a 3.1, maybe a 3.2. Is this worth it overall? When applying to the Supply Board, are they going to be more concerned with my Master’s GPA since it’s more recent?
You are lucky in that Supply takes a hard look at your progress through college, do you have the math courses required for Supply?
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
Applying for Pilot and NFO

Just completed my second ASTB with a 50 5/6/5,
Finance Risk Management major with 2.85 GPA
Deciding on whether to take a 3rd test or not. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Odds are really against you getting selected, given this is your last chance to test it is really tough decision, what was your first set of scores? This might be a case of go for it and retest if a "No"
 

jew56

New Member
You are lucky in that Supply takes a hard look at your progress through college, do you have the math courses required for Supply?
Respectfully, what do you mean exactly by lucky?

Also, took a business calculus course and aced that. My recruiter did mention that they should accept that as a calculus course but he isn’t a 100% sure.
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
Respectfully, what do you mean exactly by lucky?

Also, took a business calculus course and aced that. My recruiter did mention that they should accept that as a calculus course but he isn’t a 100% sure.
Lucky because several designators don't take a hard look at the applications, or they focus on the overall GPA, some like aviation just take a quick glance and go off of the ASTB because they need to pick people who will make it through flight school.
 

jew56

New Member
Lucky because several designators don't take a hard look at the applications, or they focus on the overall GPA, some like aviation just take a quick glance and go off of the ASTB because they need to pick people who will make it through flight school.
Alright, that makes sense. Overall, do you believe its worth it taking extra classes to boost my overall GPA, one last push.
 

Snaptj

New Member
Lucky because several designators don't take a hard look at the applications, or they focus on the overall GPA, some like aviation just take a quick glance and go off of the ASTB because they need to pick people who will make it through flight school.
So if your gpa and oar is not good they won’t even look at application
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
So if your gpa and oar is not good they won’t even look at application
No one cares about the OAR, the GPA maybe or maybe not, it depends on what designator, aviation really doesn't care, SWO just depends, and IWC gets so many great applicants they can be very picky.
 

JackT

Member
Hello all,
I am pursuing a pilot slot.
I took my ASTB about two weeks ago, I got a 41 3/4/4, which is terrible.
I studied an ASTB prep book for about two weeks prior, walked into the exam with tons of confidence, but i bombed it. Any recommendations on study material before my next exam?

The only thing positive with my application is my 3.6 GPA, and that I'm a starter and team captain on my college baseball team.
 

OptionsDollaraire

Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I am pursuing a pilot slot.
I took my ASTB about two weeks ago, I got a 41 3/4/4, which is terrible.
I studied an ASTB prep book for about two weeks prior, walked into the exam with tons of confidence, but i bombed it. Any recommendations on study material before my next exam?

The only thing positive with my application is my 3.6 GPA, and that I'm a starter and team captain on my college baseball team.
My advice would be to buy the joystick and throttle used during the PBM. That test is heavily weighted in your PFAR score and if you don't get that down then your PFAR score will never go above 6.
 
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