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[CC2224Clone]

For the third ASTB attempt, I would have to wait 60 days…

Is the wait time between the 2nd and 3rd attempt still 60 days? The document my scores were printed on says “31st day following each administration”
My recruiter had also said 31 days.

 

[dav246]

Is the wait time between the 2nd and 3rd attempt still 60 days? The document my scores were printed on says “31st day following each administration”
My recruiter had also said 31 days.

I was told 30 days, then 60, and 60 is what I have read. Pretty sure its the latter. Regardless, that is still too late for me.

 

[Anthony2000]

Is the wait time between the 2nd and 3rd attempt still 60 days? The document my scores were printed on says “31st day following each administration”
My recruiter had also said 31 days.

I was told 6 months between 2nd and 3rd could’ve changed though

 

[CC2224Clone]

I was told 30 days, then 60, and 60 is what I have read. Pretty sure its the latter. Regardless, that is still too late for me.

Gotcha. Guess I better figure out, I read that taking the test too early will count as an attempt but will not count as a valid score.

I hope your Marine route works out, good luck.

 

[CC2224Clone]

I was told 6 months between 2nd and 3rd could’ve changed though

That’s pretty long haha, I wonder if that was the official rules or just the recruiters preference

 

[Danger95]

I just took the ASTB today and got a 57 8/9/8. This forum really helped me out, so I thought I would share my insights on it. Everyone has a different experience with the ASTB, so mine will not be the same as others. But threads like this really helped me, so I hope this can help someone the same way. Thank you to everyone who has posted information about the test.

Background: I am a junior in college with a business degree and not much experience with any of the information on the test except a little bit of math. I spent about 100 hours studying using Baron's, Kyle's drive, and other various study guides that I found on this forum. Everything I used I'll post below.

Math: It felt really easy for me. I had one matrix problem, and it kicked me out after about 10-15 questions. I'm not sure if that's good, but I felt confident. I recommend taking a lot of practice tests and using Kyle's drive. Any info you don't know, you should look up on YouTube. But overall, the more math problems you do, the more prepared you will be for this portion. There's also a formula page only for this section.

Reading: Make sure to read the instructions at the start because I didn't, and I wasn't sure what answer I was really looking for because of it. I didn't really study for this part, and I paid for it. Ensure you can read long and boring passages and retain that information well for this portion.

Mechanical: This was mostly knowledge about mechanical information rather than formulas and equations. I sucked at this part because I didn't allocate enough study time to this information, and the little time I did study was in areas about mechanical advantage equations, which I had like one question on in the test. Kyle's drive has some really helpful information that I should've spent more time on, and I recommend checking that out.

Aviation and Nautical: Probably spent the most time studying this section, and it only asked me about 15 ish questions and kicked me out. I think that means I did well, but very underwhelming. For this section, just study as much info as you can. The cram cards were probably the most useful tool I had. I'll post the link at the bottom. Study this as much as you can, and any info you don't know about, look up on YouTube.

PBM:
The UAV part was pretty easy. I messed up a few times because I was nervous, but overall, it was not bad. I used UAV flashcards on Quizlet (which I'll link below) and timed myself like 4 times a day. If you do this every day, you'll be fine for the test. The compass trick helped me a lot.
The dichotic listening wasn't bad; just do what people have said and lean to the ear that is the target ear and make sure to read the directions.
The stick and throttle weren't bad, either. I highly highly recommend buying a stick and throttle on Amazon and using Jantzen's sim every day. I got one for about $100 dollars, and it took me a while to set it up on my computer. If you do get one, check out the Jantzen sim forum; it'll help you if you struggle to set it up like me. I did this every day for about 30mins-1 hour, and it was pretty easy for me on the test. The test says to allocate your time between the vertical part and the vertical+horizontal part equally; don't do that. It was way easier for me to be looking at the vertical+horizontal plane while keeping just the vertical one in my peripheral. Also, the emergency procedures were easy but when I did them, I thought I was just doing the practice part - only when I finished did I realize it was the real deal. Luckily I did fine, just make sure to write down the procedures.
NATI: No tips, just pick what you think is best.

For about 2 months, I lived and breathed ASTB every day. I'm not that smart, so I'm sure other people could do better with less time studied, but what worked for me was just grinding every single day. If you do that, I'm sure you can do better than me, you just gotta grind. Good luck!

Also, quick question: My recruiter said these were competitive scores for aviation, and I shouldn't retake this test, but I also see a lot of scores on here that are better than mine. So I'm just wondering if these scores are good enough to become a pilot?


UAV Flashcards:
https://quizlet.com/820247402/flashcards?funnelUUID=5a829890-e7a3-4309-a657-a160cc73c2c2
Kyle's Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b-2Y3kiM95m1I59z87IkX7pHPkeCDfrG
Cram cards:
https://www.cram.com/flashcards/astb-aviation-nautical-information-test-anit-comprehensive-4718163
Jantzen Sim REMADE:
https://astbsimulatorupdated-jantzen.github.io/ASTB-remade/

How identical were questions on the cram flash cards to the test?

 

[Anthony2000]

How identical were questions on the cram flash cards to the test?

Look up college algebra level pdf worksheets on google. Don’t expect surface level questions. You’ll get the extreme.

 

[Anthony2000]

Look up college algebra level pdf worksheets on google. Don’t expect surface level questions. You’ll get the extreme.

I googled college algebra pdfs printed them and did those over and over. Find a concept in a gouge on here then do worksheets on them. So in short similar but very base level on here.

 

[Danger95]

Mybad I was talking about the Anit portion

 

[Anthony2000]

Mybad I was talking about the Anit portion

Study the Popeyes gouge

 

[dav246]

I googled college algebra pdfs printed them and did those over and over. Find a concept in a gouge on here then do worksheets on them. So in short similar but very base level on here.

What precicely is a "gouge"? I have seen that term all over the forum and still don't quite know what it means/where to find one. Is that like say, Kyles drive?

 

[Anthony2000]

Yeah it is, look for Kyle’s drive or search it in google “Kyle’s drive airwarriors”

 

[Anthony2000]

Yeah it is, look for Kyle’s drive or search it in google “Kyle’s drive airwarriors” then go to ANIT

 

[Hbender]

How identical were questions on the cram flash cards to the test?

They weren’t exactly the same obviously but I highly recommend studying the cram cards. I will note though that I used barons book as a base before the crash cards but they are great to retain information

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Is the wait time between the 2nd and 3rd attempt still 60 days? The document my scores were printed on says “31st day following each administration”
My recruiter had also said 31 days.

I was told 30 days, then 60, and 60 is what I have read. Pretty sure its the latter. Regardless, that is still too late for me.

I was told 6 months between 2nd and 3rd could’ve changed though

That’s pretty long haha, I wonder if that was the official rules or just the recruiters preference

There must be 30 days between each test, this hasn't changed. What has changed is recruiters don't bother to look at source documents to find the the answer.

Retest Policy​

The ASTB-E administered online via APEX is delivered in computer-adaptive format, presenting a different combination of items to the examinee on each administration. After three attempts at the ASTB-E, the examinee will be ineligible for ASTB testing. An ASTB-E retest can be administered only after 30 full calendar days have elapsed between the date of completion of the first full ASTB administration (once all 6 components have been completed) and the start date of the retest. These test interval requirements cannot be waived, so it is important that examinees are aware of these requirements and the amount of time that has passed between administrations.
Examinees who have taken the entire ASTB-E and are being retested must take the entire battery again even though they may be satisfied with their performance on parts of it (i.e. test scores may not be mixed-and-matched from separate ASTB attempts). If you are unsure of your retest date or which form numbers you previously took, please talk to your recruiter.