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

Pringles

Well-Known Member
Gomez and Kyle drive and this forum should be all you need. It got me a 73 9/9/9. Good luck and study hard.
I gotta ask... what was the reaction of your test proctor when you asked them to get you a copy of your scores? What was your reaction?

Please tell me someone bought you dinner after this!
 

exNavyOffRec

Well-Known Member
I gotta ask... what was the reaction of your test proctor when you asked them to get you a copy of your scores? What was your reaction?

Please tell me someone bought you dinner after this!
It was standard policy for us to give the applicant a copy of their scores.
 

lucasleny

Member
Alright mandatory post.....
I am a junior in college applying to April board. I originally was going for SWO, but...
I realized over the summer that I would want to join the navy after school and looked into pilot nfo and of course the ASTB. Late august is when I started to study for the math. Extremely basic stuff that you should know in middle or high school... I failed math in high school , but I am good at english. I have never taken a physics (even in highschool) class or math (besides stats) in college. Nor have I ever flown or taken any aviation classes ever.
I recognized a bunch of questions on both math, mechanichal comprenhension and ANIT from the forums so study up! As well as many of the guides etc look at everything.

Thank you all so much!!! Even if I did not interact with you directly all your questions helped!
I thought I was bombing it but, I just kept going... the math was hard and I never got any logs or matrices. Lots of probability

Applying to the April board
63 8/9/8 SNA/SNFO

If you need help reach out!
Congrats! I took mine this Tuesday and got 63 9/9/8, applying for SNA to the April board as well.

I've also been studying since August (more or less) but have a lot of flight sim hours (I would say around 200 but it's hard to say exactly) so that combined with the Joystick and Throttle sim posted on this forum I think that helped tremendously with the PBM. Funny enough, I thought I fumbled on the listening portion because I'm certain I misclicked 3-4 times for even/odd numbers in the target ear, but maybe the targeting made up for it, I don't know.

I didn't buy any books, I only studied the ANIT Cram flashcards, whatever topics for math and physics I did my best to study (except matrices which I got one question on) and I bought the Alex Hastings app 3 days before my test just to add a bit of diversity. While it did help me to identify some of my weaknesses, I noticed there was a surprising amount of questions marked incorrectly (I triple checked with STEM friends to be sure, don't want to make false accusations). That being said, the TI portion of my test was definitely much easier thanks to the app.

Anyways, I want to give major credit to everyone posting on this forum. The Kyle and Gomez drives were everything I needed to be prepared, and I had some friends that I also owe credit too since they helped me out tremendously, especially for physics (I never got to study simple mech).

Best of luck to everyone taking their tests!
 

Asapla

New Member
Congrats! I took mine this Tuesday and got 63 9/9/8, applying for SNA to the April board as well.

I've also been studying since August (more or less) but have a lot of flight sim hours (I would say around 200 but it's hard to say exactly) so that combined with the Joystick and Throttle sim posted on this forum I think that helped tremendously with the PBM. Funny enough, I thought I fumbled on the listening portion because I'm certain I misclicked 3-4 times for even/odd numbers in the target ear, but maybe the targeting made up for it, I don't know.

I didn't buy any books, I only studied the ANIT Cram flashcards, whatever topics for math and physics I did my best to study (except matrices which I got one question on) and I bought the Alex Hastings app 3 days before my test just to add a bit of diversity. While it did help me to identify some of my weaknesses, I noticed there was a surprising amount of questions marked incorrectly (I triple checked with STEM friends to be sure, don't want to make false accusations). That being said, the TI portion of my test was definitely much easier thanks to the app.

Anyways, I want to give major credit to everyone posting on this forum. The Kyle and Gomez drives were everything I needed to be prepared, and I had some friends that I also owe credit too since they helped me out tremendously, especially for physics (I never got to study simple mech).

Best of luck to everyone taking their tests!
How was the Terrain ID portion? Taking my first attempt next week!
 

lucasleny

Member
How was the Terrain ID portion? Taking my first attempt next week!
Honestly similar to the app. I was scoring 19/20 on the app and felt the test was similar although it doesn’t give you four options like the app does. Instead, you get a compass rose with 30° increments and have to choose from that.

Best of luck next week!
 

Asapla

New Member
Honestly similar to the app. I was scoring 19/20 on the app and felt the test was similar although it doesn’t give you four options like the app does. Instead, you get a compass rose with 30° increments and have to choose from that.

Best of luck next week!
Thank you! Any tips or tricks that you did to get a 19/20 on the app? Or what made it easier for you to understand that portion?
 

lucasleny

Member
Thank you! Any tips or tricks that you did to get a 19/20 on the app? Or what made it easier for you to understand that portion?
I don’t really have any, I practiced it about 3 times because like the UAV it clicked in my head about which orientation is where. If anything, I suppose you could open Maps on iPhone and have the map oriented to where your phone is pointing. After that, rotate the phone and get used to how the map will rotate in regards to your heading.
 

dav246

Well-Known Member
Thank you! Any tips on how to score high on the app?
You gotta nail down some sort of method, I do have one if you are interested. I have helped out two other guys on here, one seemed to get it through simple explanation, the other one we did a video call. Kinda depends on how you learn.
 

Asapla

New Member
You gotta nail down some sort of method, I do have one if you are interested. I have helped out two other guys on here, one seemed to get it through simple explanation, the other one we did a video call. Kinda depends on how you learn.
Would you be able to PM me, I think a visual representation would be best! Thank you!
 

jack043

New Member
Hi everyone,
I am 18 and a freshman in college and just took my first ASTB, I completely bombed with a 47, 4-5-4. (Had a 4.2 in High School but struggle with taking long tests)
I just found out about this website after taking the test and am wondering what the best materials to study would be. I have heard a lot of people talk about an app and am wondering what this app is called.
I used an online study guide I found off of google and that did jack shit for me so if there is a better one that someone can link to me that would be awesome.
I was also wondering if there was a way to study for the arial viewing section as I found that to be pretty difficult.

I think Im going to give it a few months of consistent studying before I try to retake it as studying for my Kinesiology major and ASTB at the same time is a lot of work.

Lastly any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!
 

msilberg

Member
Hi all, it's been two years since i took the ASTB for the first time. Scored a 53 6/6/7. Planning on studying and retaking, is the test still the same, I've seen a few posts about some "Terrain Section" can anyone explain that to me? Additionally I just got my PPL, just curious if anyone has knowledge/thinks that makes a difference at all.
 

MrCorsair

New Member
Congrats! I took mine this Tuesday and got 63 9/9/8, applying for SNA to the April board as well.

I've also been studying since August (more or less) but have a lot of flight sim hours (I would say around 200 but it's hard to say exactly) so that combined with the Joystick and Throttle sim posted on this forum I think that helped tremendously with the PBM. Funny enough, I thought I fumbled on the listening portion because I'm certain I misclicked 3-4 times for even/odd numbers in the target ear, but maybe the targeting made up for it, I don't know.

I didn't buy any books, I only studied the ANIT Cram flashcards, whatever topics for math and physics I did my best to study (except matrices which I got one question on) and I bought the Alex Hastings app 3 days before my test just to add a bit of diversity. While it did help me to identify some of my weaknesses, I noticed there was a surprising amount of questions marked incorrectly (I triple checked with STEM friends to be sure, don't want to make false accusations). That being said, the TI portion of my test was definitely much easier thanks to the app.

Anyways, I want to give major credit to everyone posting on this forum. The Kyle and Gomez drives were everything I needed to be prepared, and I had some friends that I also owe credit too since they helped me out tremendously, especially for physics (I never got to study simple mech).

Best of luck to everyone taking their tests!
Where did yo find the ANIT Cram flashcards at?
 
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