Readers Respond: ASVAB

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By Rod Powers, About.com Guide

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From the article: ABCs of the ASVAB

Have you taken the ASVAB? What advice would you give to others who are about to take the test? Give Your Opinion

I added up my scores and by that chart i got a 57, but on my paper i got a 60, i have mos 5300 or aviation tech, and almost qualed for nuke, with a afqt of 60 they said thats the lowest qual for nuke they ever seen,
—Guest Ftn

After taking the AFQT I got a 40 but was supposed to get a 50 for the Air Force. Is this considered the ASVAB and my recruiter told me I had to get a 50 on the AFQt. Is this true? Is this considered the ASVAB?
—Guest KyleWililliams

My nephew scored a 22 then a 40 and was accused of cheating and the recruiter was there during the testing. If Uncle Sam cant trust his own men then don't blame the person trying to enlist. It is not fair to him. I saw so much mess and wrong doing that i was ashamed.
—Guest Cricket

That graph for calculating the AFQT score might be outdated. I was curious, so I got my RA applicant data report to compare. If you took the (2VE+MK+AR) that you gave and compared it to my score it doesn't fit now. If you took that formula, for me I should've gotten an AFQT of 99, because that added up to 256. Whereas in reality I got an AFQT of 95.
—Guest PVT Ridenour

AFQT and GT score are what's important for most MOS's. And no, you do not add anything together. The AFQT score is as it is on your score report. I got a 97 AFQT and 131 GT. Just saying. If you get like 80 or above, you pretty much can get any MOS you want if no criminal or bad medical records.
—Guest ABC

I took the test atleast 3 times in my life, once while still in high school, but never enlisted then. Then prior to m Marine Service twice, I didn't score very well my first attempt, even though I did answer many questions wrong. I didn't understand until someone told me that the test is scored based on ALL the questions on the test, not just the ones you complete. Meaning if I didn't cimplete sections of the test on time, ALL my unanswered questions were counted as WRONG. That says a lot, so when taking the test, watch your time, if you get close to running out of time, anything you don't complete will be wrong. You are smarter to guess at all your remaining questions before you run out of time. You have a 1 in 4 chance of getting it right vs. it automatically being wrong. Doing this doubled my score on the sections I didn't complete the first time. Obviously I made it in and my overall score was good.
—Guest Marine MSG Fort

I have quite a few college credits and im interested in medicine. Will they accept my paramedic credits they are from OSU, And what classification would i be going in as
—Guest Medic Rce

Another great option for studying for the ASVAB is ASVAB Practice Test Software by Recon TestPrep. Sixteen timed practice tests with detailed explanations of the answers. The timed practice tests are a big help to getting ready for the real test. www.practiceasvabtests.com
—DanielBD

I was just wondering how to calculate my gt score? I took the actual asvab in school and scored a 93 on the afqt. I was told to add up my word knowledge, paragraph comp, and arithmetic reasoning scores. is this correct? when i did that they added up to 203.
—Guest Adam1234