[ARCHIVED THREAD] - ASVAB practice necessary? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/9/2014 6:43:58 PM EDT
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My son is looking to join the Marines (06, hopes to get 0656). I've been trying to get him to take practice exams. But he knows everything, is lazy, or likely a combination of both. I brought up practice to the recruiter and he blows it off saying his online score was good (99). Personally I prep for everything but the boy...
Is practice a good idea or overkill? |
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ASVAB is kind of one of those know it or you don't things. I scored in the 80's on the practice one and got an AFQT of 98 on the real one.. Don't think he has much to worry about.
You have to be a serious window licker to score less than 50.. The minimum for the Marines is 32 if I remember correctly. |
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I got a 92 without studying, and that was after I had been out of school for a year. It wouldn't hurt to review higher math--that's what killed my score.
I was high 80's-99 on almost everything (minus math. Think I got a high 70 or low 80 on that) Even if he scores an 80, that opens up almost all the jobs. If he wants to be a Marine, he just needs to correctly spell his name on the paper.  ......but seriously
Don't bother studying. |
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He's a smart kid. A pain in the ass but smart.
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What MOS is he trying to get? 0656 -Tactical Network Specialist. I'm an IT guy and he wants to follow suit. Recruiter says based on score and timing, he can get the "06" in his contract. But the specific job had no guarantees. He's taking the test Wednesday. |
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He's a smart kid. A pain in the ass but smart. 0656 -Tactical Network Specialist. I'm an IT guy and he wants to follow suit. Recruiter says based on score and timing, he can get the "06" in his contract. But the specific job had no guarantees. He's taking the test Wednesday. Quoted:
He's a smart kid. A pain in the ass but smart. Quoted:
What MOS is he trying to get? 0656 -Tactical Network Specialist. I'm an IT guy and he wants to follow suit. Recruiter says based on score and timing, he can get the "06" in his contract. But the specific job had no guarantees. He's taking the test Wednesday. I'm pretty sure he can retake it if he doesn't get a high enough score to get the MOS he wants.... There is no way I would let him go to boot camp with just a 06 field guarantee... 0621 is not a glamorous job. |
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The ASVAB is super easy. I did terribly on engines/electricity, and still got a 99. The most important questions seem to be the physical and logic ones, like logic puzzles (patterns, etc.), being shown an object and picking which of the following is that object rotated, basic algebra, and diagrams of a simple machine with a cam pin, and if this thing moves this many rotations how many times will this move?
I've been told that the questions change depending on what you get right and wrong. I did notice that the questions became more and more the kind of questions I mentioned, and were less oriented towards mechanics, electronics, etc. |
He should be fine if he's bright. If I recall correctly I drank the night before mine, stayed up late, and still got a gt score of 132. Hell on the math section it had been so long I couldn't remember how to do long division so I had to do some of the questions the long way by multiplying numbers that sounded right until I figured out which one worked or by just plugging in the multiple choice answers to see which worked . Even doing that I was done with plenty of time to spare. Then I insisted on becoming an 11b with my high score  which would be 0311 in marine speak I think.
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The ASVAB is super easy. I did terribly on engines/electricity, and still got a 99. The most important questions seem to be the physical and logic ones, like logic puzzles (patterns, etc.), being shown an object and picking which of the following is that object rotated, basic algebra, and diagrams of a simple machine with a cam pin, and if this thing moves this many rotations how many times will this move? I loved the logic puzzles, most of my class tanked it. I guess my brain just works a little different. Your kid sounds like me as a teenager. I was a pain in the ass too, but too smart for my own good. I refused to do homework because it felt like a waste of time and hardly ever took notes. I would ace the quizzes and test though, which really pissed off my teachers. I have a strange knack for retaining facts and do very well with how things work (the logic questions). I do great at trivia and tests, but have zero artistic ability. |
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It will determine his course for at least the next 8yrs of his life, I would practice if I had to do it over again. Unless he's infantry, of course. All he would need to learn is how to spell "ugg" This. What can it hurt to take the practice exams? It may point out a shortfall that can easily be patched up. Just learning how to take that style of test can be of some help. With all the cut-backs scheduled, starting out with a high ASVAB score can't hurt. |
| Its a cake test, I did really good on it(93) in HS and the recruiters were blowing up my phone. And I barley graduated. At the time I wasnt going to the military, and they AF was offering me linguist school in Monterey Ca. Told them to kick rocks. Couple years later joined USCG, ended up in Monetery Ca, and that school was packed full of easy women. And not being stationed on their base was always a green light. |
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ASVAB is kind of one of those know it or you don't things. I scored in the 80's on the practice one and got an AFQT of 98 on the real one.. Don't think he has much to worry about. You have to be a serious window licker to score less than 50.. The minimum for the Marines is 32 if I remember correctly. While waiting at meps I overheard one recruiter tell his recruit that he had failed for the second time, and could either retake the test that day or go home and study. However if he failed a third time he couldn't try anymore. Always wondered where that guy ended up. |
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While waiting at meps I overheard one recruiter tell his recruit that he had failed for the second time, and could either retake the test that day or go home and study. However if he failed a third time he couldn't try anymore. Always wondered where that guy ended up. Quoted:
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ASVAB is kind of one of those know it or you don't things. I scored in the 80's on the practice one and got an AFQT of 98 on the real one.. Don't think he has much to worry about. You have to be a serious window licker to score less than 50.. The minimum for the Marines is 32 if I remember correctly. While waiting at meps I overheard one recruiter tell his recruit that he had failed for the second time, and could either retake the test that day or go home and study. However if he failed a third time he couldn't try anymore. Always wondered where that guy ended up. In my OSUT class at Sand Hill. 
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The ASVAB is a 10 part test but only 4 of the test sections make up the "Score" that you receive and the recruiter uses to qualify an individual for service. The four qualifiers are Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. These 4 sections are combined to give you your AFQT score. It's interesting that many of you claim to have scores in the 90s. As a recruiter in the late 80s I can only remember seeing a few scores in the 90s. Most scores were in the Cat II or Cat III range. Cat II being 92-65 and Cat III being 64-50. Your AFQT score combined with the other 6 sections are used to help determine what type of jobs best suit your abilities.
I would listen to the kids recruiter when it comes to the test. He wants the contract to help make his monthly goal and will point you in the correct direction when it comes to taking the ASVAB. edited for spelling |
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My son is looking to join the Marines (06, hopes to get 0656). I've been trying to get him to take practice exams. But he knows everything, is lazy, or likely a combination of both. I brought up practice to the recruiter and he blows it off saying his online score was good (99). Personally I prep for everything but the boy... Is practice a good idea or overkill? he scored in the 99th percentile and you want him to study?? really? At that level he ought to have any MOS he wants, but he can not be the president, evidently you have to be slightly retarded at the least for that gig. speed PS he will be fine if you didn't get that |
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The ASVAB is a 10 part test but only 4 of the test sections make up the "Score" that you receive and the recruiter uses to qualify an individual for service. The four qualifiers are Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. These 4 sections are combined to give you your AFQT score. It's interesting that many of you claim to have scores in the 90s. As a recruiter in the late 80s I can only remember seeing a few scores in the 90s. Most scores were in the Cat II or Cat III range. Cat II being 92-65 and Cat III being 64-50. Your AFQT score combined with the other 6 sections are used to help determine what type of jobs best suit your abilities. I would listen to the kids recruiter when it comes to the test. He wants the contract to help make his monthly goal and will point you in the correct direction when it comes to taking the ASVAB. edited for spelling I tested well, and lost my results, this is from back in the late 80's, is there any way I can get my results now? I seriously doubt I would do as well as I did then, but it would be great to show my kids I was not always half retarded. speed |
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he scored in the 99th percentile and you want him to study?? really? At that level he ought to have any MOS he wants, but he can not be the president, evidently you have to be slightly retarded at the least for that gig. speed PS he will be fine if you didn't get that Quoted:
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My son is looking to join the Marines (06, hopes to get 0656). I've been trying to get him to take practice exams. But he knows everything, is lazy, or likely a combination of both. I brought up practice to the recruiter and he blows it off saying his online score was good (99). Personally I prep for everything but the boy... Is practice a good idea or overkill? he scored in the 99th percentile and you want him to study?? really? At that level he ought to have any MOS he wants, but he can not be the president, evidently you have to be slightly retarded at the least for that gig. speed PS he will be fine if you didn't get that This. I got a 98, and finished 30 minutes before anyone else in my testing group. Is he taking it at MEPS or is this one offered locally? |
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I practiced my ass for a week before going in. I was 10yrs out of school so I thought I should brush up. All of the practice materials I found had VERY complex math problems -- stuff I saw in college algebra. When test day came around, the hardest question was something from an 8th grade math level.
I say practice and prepare for everything, but from what I saw, the practice tests were full of material that wasn't even a part of the real ASVAB. |