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

angelicanicolle

New Member
Hey everyone! Been snooping around the forum for a while and finally posting!

Just took the ASTB-E today and started the application process. Should be headed to MEPS within the next week or so depending on if I can get time off from work.

Here are my stats:
Age: 24
Applying for: SNA/NFO/SWO
School: Biola University
Degree: B.F.A. Studio Arts
GPA: 3.2
ASTB: 46 4/6/6

Gonna go ahead and put in my application with these scores! My recruiter tells me I’ll have to wait until early next year since that’s when avaiation/SWO boards meet next, so that’ll be fun haha
 

chinky187

Cbass
Hey everyone! Been snooping around the forum for a while and finally posting!

Just took the ASTB-E today and started the application process. Should be headed to MEPS within the next week or so depending on if I can get time off from work.

Here are my stats:
Age: 24
Applying for: SNA/NFO/SWO
School: Biola University
Degree: B.F.A. Studio Arts
GPA: 3.2
ASTB: 46 4/6/6

Gonna go ahead and put in my application with these scores! My recruiter tells me I’ll have to wait until early next year since that’s when avaiation/SWO boards meet next, so that’ll be fun haha

How was the test? math, simulation, science, etc?
 

angelicanicolle

New Member
How was the test? math, simulation, science, etc?

The test wasn't too different from what people have been saying on here/Reddit. Just need to prepare yourself with all the gouge provided. The OAR portion is all adaptive. You can't go back to recheck your answers and there's no skipping.

The Math section I probably should have studied more on. It got pretty difficult very quickly. I’m pretty sure I didn’t see any logarithm questions, but there were a lot of probability ones on my test. Also, quite a few questions dealt with fractional exponents. Your best best is to find all the gouge you can on here and Reddit, as well as any study guides for the GRE if you want to study this section.

My test had an emphasis on strings and pulleys and gravity for the Mechanical section. Existing study guides definitely helped for this section. As long as you've got a good grasp on physics and how things work, you'll do fine.

The Aviation and Nautical info section focused more on aviation when I took it. Know your Naval designations of aircraft. Know parts of a ship and study up on your aviation knowledge (lights, runway numbering, etc). I put too much focus on nautical terms when I studied and it hindered me on this test.

Read this thread for the simulation section, since Notorius Nate basically hits it right on the head: https://www.airwarriors.com/communi...apex-4-experience-dec-2013.41357/#post-764452
 

chinky187

Cbass
The test wasn't too different from what people have been saying on here/Reddit. Just need to prepare yourself with all the gouge provided. The OAR portion is all adaptive. You can't go back to recheck your answers and there's no skipping.

The Math section I probably should have studied more on. It got pretty difficult very quickly. I’m pretty sure I didn’t see any logarithm questions, but there were a lot of probability ones on my test. Also, quite a few questions dealt with fractional exponents. Your best best is to find all the gouge you can on here and Reddit, as well as any study guides for the GRE if you want to study this section.

My test had an emphasis on strings and pulleys and gravity for the Mechanical section. Existing study guides definitely helped for this section. As long as you've got a good grasp on physics and how things work, you'll do fine.

The Aviation and Nautical info section focused more on aviation when I took it. Know your Naval designations of aircraft. Know parts of a ship and study up on your aviation knowledge (lights, runway numbering, etc). I put too much focus on nautical terms when I studied and it hindered me on this test.

Read this thread for the simulation section, since Notorius Nate basically hits it right on the head: https://www.airwarriors.com/communi...apex-4-experience-dec-2013.41357/#post-764452

thank you!
 

Hayley D.

Well-Known Member
Hey guys,

Can anyone help explain these two mechanical comprehension problems? I am 100% clueless on why the answers are what they are and the explanations weren't that clear (or at least they aren't to me).


I assumed that the TMA would be 3 since the first is a movable pulley with a MA of 2 and then the fixed pulley with a MA of 1 ...
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I saw this one on here before but I don't think there was a conclusive answer. I'm thinking that they got the label on the wheel wrong since it would make more sense if the 10" diameter was replaced with 12" and the circumference being 24"...

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For this one, I got it right but I was just curious what formula (if there is one) am I supposed to use. Someone said use the P=m * v formula but it doesn't make sense in my head... probably because I haven't seen this stuff since 11th grade.

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Thanks,

Fluffy
It's been a few months but I feel like none of my mechanical questions looked like this haha.
 

popeye123

Active Member
This is a compilation of everyone's gouge on this thread. (Only up to June 2016). For your convenience.
By no means do I guarantee a 9/9/9 but study these materials, and chances are you will have a higher score or at least a good score.


Good luck, and see you in the fleet.
 

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BSiek_22

New Member
Hello all,

I recently took the ASTB and scored an 8/7/7 and am in an NROTC program as a business major. It was my first time taking it and am unsure if I should take it again and risk getting a lower score. I studied quite hard for it the first time around and do not know if I could do much better on it. Any advice is appreciated. Shooting for SNA.
 

MadHatter

Well-Known Member
pilot
Hello All,

I just took the ASTB this past Friday and ended up with a 50 5/5/5. Recruiter said the scores were fine, but will probably end up retaking it in between now and next pilot board.

Brett
 

jRiot504

Well-Known Member
A question concerning the OAR as I will be taking it in a couple of weeks.

Most of the information I see here pertains to the math section. Personally, I am not concerned with the math section as I have a graduate degree in applied economics (econometrics) and I work as a data scientist, so I use math and/or program mathematical equations daily (still reviewing this section but briefly). However, I don't do anything mechanically related and I graduated high school in 2003.

Is this a difficult section? Most people seem to state this is the easiest portion of the exam. I plan on reviewing the one or two guides I have seen for the mechanical section along with a basic physics book but I don't want to bomb this section, reducing my overall score.
 

Hayley D.

Well-Known Member
A question concerning the OAR as I will be taking it in a couple of weeks.

Most of the information I see here pertains to the math section. Personally, I am not concerned with the math section as I have a graduate degree in applied economics (econometrics) and I work as a data scientist, so I use math and/or program mathematical equations daily (still reviewing this section but briefly). However, I don't do anything mechanically related and I graduated high school in 2003.

Is this a difficult section? Most people seem to state this is the easiest portion of the exam. I plan on reviewing the one or two guides I have seen for the mechanical section along with a basic physics book but I don't want to bomb this section, reducing my overall score.
"Difficult" is definitely relative, especially when it comes to mechanical which is very conceptual. So, yes, it'll be difficult if you don't know the material. Just study.
 

GlassBanger

IntelO
Contributor
A question concerning the OAR as I will be taking it in a couple of weeks.

Most of the information I see here pertains to the math section. Personally, I am not concerned with the math section as I have a graduate degree in applied economics (econometrics) and I work as a data scientist, so I use math and/or program mathematical equations daily (still reviewing this section but briefly). However, I don't do anything mechanically related and I graduated high school in 2003.

Is this a difficult section? Most people seem to state this is the easiest portion of the exam. I plan on reviewing the one or two guides I have seen for the mechanical section along with a basic physics book but I don't want to bomb this section, reducing my overall score.

I did not find it difficult at all and I am not mechanically inclined. My test primarily consisted of gears turning, levers, rate and flow, directionality, such like that. The guides on here are primo examples. Almost exact from what I had on my test.
 

jRiot504

Well-Known Member
I did not find it difficult at all and I am not mechanically inclined. My test primarily consisted of gears turning, levers, rate and flow, directionality, such like that. The guides on here are primo examples. Almost exact from what I had on my test.
Thank you for the information!
 

BAR

Member
I recently took the OAR portion of the ASTB and got a 66. Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences! This thread is awesome.

This type of test was really nothing like I had experienced before… time went by fast and after it was over I had no idea how I did until I saw my score. I felt like I answered hardly any questions before time ran out (my clock expired for all three sections). Overall I studied for about a month – most of my time went to reviewing math/mechanical.

Math: I studied most of the topics mentioned here (exponents, shared work, rates, ratios, algebra, word problems, some geometry, probability etc.) and made sure I knew them cold. I approached similar problems in the exact same way each time and developed a strategy on how to solve them (Jacob1792 has an awesome math study guide that I used as well) I had an old GMAT math book which helped a lot with the trickier problems. Also, I printed out a bunch of practice sheets for the arithmetic portions (Kuta Software has a lot of great exponent/complex fractional problems worksheets).

Reading comprehension: I felt like bombed this section and just made an educated guess most of the time. I didn’t study at all for this and I don’t think it would have helped me if I did.

Mechanical: I have ZERO background in physics/science, but this section was straightforward. I made a list of topics to study and just watched a lot of videos/took notes. The YouTube channel “The Organic Chemistry Tutor” was a life-saver… he explains things super well (also Khan Academy for both math/science).

Good luck!!
 

EricDunne

Well-Known Member
Applying Pilot/NFO
ASTB 49 5/5/5
GPA: 3.5 exercise science
I have management experience, leadership experience, and an accomplished athlete.
Already studying and practicing multitasking games to improve ASTB score if not selected.
 
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