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ASTB Test Prep

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neo

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hey guys - just logged on to this site a week ago in prep for the astb - planning on being a marince corp NFO. i took the test this morning and scored very well eventhough i was really worried about it. to be quite honest i probably overstudied but in hindsight i'd rather over study then understudy. anyway - to help those planning on taking the test - U MUST GET THE STUDY GUIDES OFF THIS SITE - the aviation and nautical info section was almost verbatim from the study guide - i got 26 out of 30 right on that section and i'd say i got 20 of those answers DIRECTLY from the study guide - it is a MUST - also the arco book is useful - only for the practice test - which is a great way to help u with the time constraint, and the spatial section - but to b quite honest even the study guide was more helpful for the spatial part. so anyway get the study guide - next for me is the flight physical.

SEMPER FI
 

sam

Registered User
neo,
I have my test in about 3 weeks and can not seem to find the study guides everyone is talking about. If you could help me out in any way i would thank you. I want to pass on the first try
 

sgtdube

USMCGRUNT
Good job on your test. i am surprised that you were able to get your scores back so quickly...
I found for me that the ARCO study guide was all i needed. Gouge on the net really did no help. But I aslo know that there are more than 1 versions of the test. Maybe I had the easy one...
Sgt Dube
 

Fezz CB

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sgtdube said:
Good job on your test. i am surprised that you were able to get your scores back so quickly...
I found for me that the ARCO study guide was all i needed. Gouge on the net really did no help. But I aslo know that there are more than 1 versions of the test. Maybe I had the easy one...
Sgt Dube

I have 3 ASTB study books by arco and honestly, I didnt find them very helpful. Maybe the only section that was useful was the spatial apperception. Everything else was a waste of ink and paper. But I did score high enough for pilot. It's ashame I have bad eyes :( Damn genetics.
 

NickPollock19

Prospective Candidate for OCS
Fezz CB said:
I have 3 ASTB study books by arco and honestly, I didnt find them very helpful. Maybe the only section that was useful was the spatial apperception. Everything else was a waste of ink and paper. But I did score high enough for pilot. It's ashame I have bad eyes :( Damn genetics.


I scored high enough for pilot too, and i had bad eyes, so i got PRK....problem solved. You could do it too. Damn genetics? no,no..... awesome technology :)
 

sgtdube

USMCGRUNT
Ok, i admit that being a prior has alot to do with the reason I scored well and only needed the ARCO book, but I really think that it was the fact that my classes teach me problem solving, which is mostly what the ASTB turned out to be...Good job though to everyone and take avantage of the fact that we are technologicaly advanced enough to correct errors passed down through genes..
S/F
Sgt Dube
 

Fezz CB

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USMC_Candidate said:
I scored high enough for pilot too, and i had bad eyes, so i got PRK....problem solved. You could do it too. Damn genetics? no,no..... awesome technology :)

Yea, but I commission this August. I'm assuming its too late but maybe someone else can give more info on this matter. I just want to get the prk, not switch to pilot. I'm happy being selected for FO. But I dont want to get the prk and then have BUMED or NOMI be like "wtf?" How much time can have between the time I get the prk and go to P'cola?
 
Fezz CB said:
...Maybe the only section that was useful was the spatial apperception. Everything else was a waste of ink and paper...

You can't really study for much except for getting to know what is on the test and practicing the types of questions. Practicing the spatial apperception is a must. Having some prior knowledge of physics and mechanics will help. Personally, I didn't study, came in without much sleep, and didn't have anything to eat... I now have a pilot slot. I'm not saying studying is bad, but it's kind of like the SAT or ACT in the fact that if you haven't learned a lot of it over your time in school, you won't learn it in a few study sessions.

Good job on your test by the way!
 
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