Any tips would be great, I've been reading through an ASVAB study book which seems to be helping.
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It's a little thing called being homeschooled. All homeschoolers HAVE to score 50 or better, and if you don't, you can't get it weivered or anything. It's 50 or no enlistment. That's only if you don't have any kind of college degree though I'm pretty sure...
Anyone have more info on this? All I know is what Homeschool Legal Defence told me.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
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Yeah, it's the same for people with a GED, has to be a 50 or above. But I'm sure you will do fine. You've been preparing for it and you've taken the practice test. Just keep studying and do what you are doing until it's time. And make sure you get a good night's sleep the night before. I think you'll be fine.
This might sound stupid, but get a good nights rest and if you normally eat breakfast make sure to eat one the day of the ASVAB. For the math section make sure you read the question carefully, I remember almost missing two questions because I didn't read the question right. Also, hope you get to take the computer version.
I also reccomend looking at ASVAB study guides. I'm a senior in College and I definately had forgotten some things. The review sections helped out alot. With a little study time and a rested body you should do well. I scored a 98 overall.
Posts: 15 | Location: Iowa | Registered: 21 September 2005
Originally posted by DMaas: This might sound stupid, but get a good nights rest and if you normally eat breakfast make sure to eat one the day of the ASVAB. For the math section make sure you read the question carefully, I remember almost missing two questions because I didn't read the question right.
Doesn't sound stupid at all! I'll be sure to remember this.
I also reccomend looking at ASVAB study guides. I'm a senior in College and I definately had forgotten some things. The review sections helped out alot. With a little study time and a rested body you should do well. I scored a 98 overall.
Doesn't sound stupid at all! I'll be sure to remember this.
I've been reading through the ASVAB study guide, which has helped alot.
Thanks Frosty, too. A good encouragement every now and then means alot!
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
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Looks to me like you are already well prepared. I'm sure you'll do well. As long as you are familiar with the type of questions on the test you are good to go.
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Well nitro a bit of a reality check here for ya. Almost all the MOSs you posted or commisioned officers. If you do intially come in a comiisioned officer you do not pick your MOS. You put a dream sheet of your top 10 Branches,not MOSs, if you are a male 5 of those have to be combat arms. If female one of your top 3 has to be engineer. The enlisted MOSs you listed are diver, watercraft operator and maybe MP. If you meant MP then that might be doable if you qualify. Also the Army has been looking for divers lately and a guy from my office just got diver 2 weeks ago. That is a true picture of what the trends are right now for what you listed.
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i took the asvab back in october on the computer. it wasnt hard at all man. if you can pass any highschool level class and you havent been out of school for more than like 2 years it'll be a breeze. one piece of advice i was given for taking it on the computer is to get every practice question wrong. there are like 3 different versions of the test that can be given on the computer and you'll get an easier version if you screw the practice section up. unfortunatly i thought the practice was the real test so i got them all correct and my recruiter told me later that i had the hardest version of the test. anyway good luck man.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
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So I spoke with my recruiter today, and he said I would be taking the written exam.
Now, how does the scoring work? I know they only count the ones you get right, but how do they add up and all that?
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
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I'll be leaving my house at 1030 for a 2 hour drive to camp rileah(???) and then take the ASVAB at around 1300.
I'll post when I get home how I did.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
Posts: 608 | Location: Walter Reed Army Medical Center,DC | Registered: 05 September 2005
Well, so I didn't do great...not at all really. 33percent. I will get my linescores in a day or two, then I'll figure out if I need to retake it or not at MEPS. If my linescores and GT score is crap though, I'm retakin it.
I'm pissed.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important then his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and and has no chance of being free unless made so and kept so by the exertions of better men then himself. John Stuart Mill
Posts: 608 | Location: Walter Reed Army Medical Center,DC | Registered: 05 September 2005