maowczykowski1
Active Member
line by line and diagram math questions. for you geometry question you might have done pretty good with setting it up as a proportion. 90yr/360degrees=X/120.Took it for the first time today and here are my takeaways:
OAR 54
AQR 6
PFAR 5
FOFAR 6
I'm in ROTC and a wannabe pilot so I plan on retaking, but if you have anything you care to add or comment then I'm happy to hear it
Math:
There was one probability question, a square root question, a percentage question, there were two pretty simply sequence/series questions, a couple DRT questions that were kind of tricky (Person A is running 8mph and is 6 miles away from the finish line, Person B is running at 10mph and is 8 miles away from the finish line. How much time will person A reach the finish line before Person B), but the biggest takeaway from it... my geometry was not refined nearly enough. I was expecting maybe one or two geometry problems and I focused a lot of my attention on the "working together" ones, but man was I caught off guard.
An example of this was "X is running around a 90 yard track, when she finished she had created a 120* angle from where she started. How far did she run?"
Reading:
Not too bad, probably 85% of the passages had to do with some form of Navy doctrine or mission set. If you haven't taken it yet, the passages are much shorter on the actual test than they are in any of the practice books that I have seen. So my biggest takeaway from this section is time really is not too much of a concern. I was able to re-read "tricker" passages a few times if I didn't catch the answer right away.
MCT:
Pretty standard, questions on pulleys, there were no questions on levers which I found disappointing because those feel like the easiest to me. I was asked a few pulley questions, a few gear questions (like which of these will move the fastest, if gear A is turning CCW, B is CW, which direction is C turning). I saw a hydrometer question, as well as a couple questions circuits (something as simple as what unit is used to measure resistors). Pendulum questions that included KE and PE. And lastly, a handful of questions on buoyancy and volume, (if you were to compress something or if you were to increase the temp. of something). A lot of the information you find in practice books and on here do a nice job covering it all. Didn't feel too surprised here.
ANIT:
Probably the section that I am most disappointed in my performance. Know the parts of an aircraft and the axis that it effects, or the words used to describe the movement, (yaw is effected my a change in ____). A lot of questions about helo's, almost embarrassing how little I knew and how little I prepared for it. Definitely the biggest failure on my part. One or two questions on lights and colors of runways/taxiways. Some questions on airspace classifications and whatnot. Familiarize yourself with transponders and the different components of an aircraft carrier (i.e. jet blasters). The "history" questions were tricky. Nothing about space. One that will probably stick with me to the grave is "What fighter jet was converted to a tanker during operation Iraqi Freedom?"-- if you know the answer please lmk lol, i have been looking around and still cant find it. Hardly anything about ships other than the carrier question.
UAV:
Another rookie mistake that I made, was I knew the compass trick, I was doing it extremely quick while practicing, however you have got to be accurate. I missed I believe 2 or 3 and I think it really hurt my score. Although I was pumping them out in less than 2 seconds, I sacrificed accuracy for speed, and that is a mistake that I am going to learn from for next time. If you can get your reaction time between 2-3 seconds but get all of them correct. I think that will put you in a better position than I put myself in.
Simulator:
So the listening isn't quite as bad as I expected, keep this in mind: they computer will say an even number in your right here and an odd number in your left ear and that's when you know when to hit the throttle or stick, the numbers do not come that frequently. In either ear, it seems infrequent but you won't hear like two or three in a row so just pay attention and know that it happens somewhat seldomly. Play video games on inverted controls, I fucked up because during the "introduction" to the controls, it wasnt inverted, and then during the actual simulator it was inverted. Not sure wtf happened there or what I was thinking, but be aware of that because I definitely was not. Next, there is a section where they present to you some form of "emergency" like low fuel, or too much power, and there are certain buttons you need to press IOT alleviate the emergency, when the emergency was taking place, I pressed the correct button but the color or w/e didn't go away, so I am not sure if I misunderstood the directions and there was something else that I needed to do, but if you know what I'm talking about, please help me out.
UPDATED NLT 5 minutes after posting this: So, this is the mistake that I made during the simulator, there are two components to each of the "problem solving" things, I was pressing the button. You need to turn the knob. This is a huge mistake that I made. So if the fuel is low for instance, you need to adjust the "e-knob" a certain direction and same with the "i-knob." I should have been more careful reading the directions so please learn from my mistake. Brb while I fade myself.
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Biography section:
I know that everyone says "you cant study for this dont worry about it." I would disregard that information, go into it with a certain personality trait that you are hoping to exhibit (i.e. a team player, no matter what) and then stay consistent with that trait in your decision making. "A. I generally work well in groups or B. I exceed the expectations for a task" select A. and then later on you will be asked "A. I have a hard time following directions when I don't believe they are important or B. I blame my partners when something goes wrong" select A.
Overall: I know this isn't the most helpful advice, but just try to be as relaxed as possible, I like to think math is one of my stronger suits, but when I sat down to take the test I was so nervous that I was making stupid arithmetic mistakes. Just know that you have a couple tries at it and you are there to do your very best, and walk away with your head held high. Thanks for all of the help on this forum, but looks like I'll be sticking around for at least another 30 days lol. Help me out with my ANIT question and simulator question if you think you know it.
im not super good at math but what gives.
