i just took a practice test on military.com and it doesn't say what score you would have gotten, but it does say how many you got right in what categories, and how many you got wrong, and your correct % in each category... is that the number i need to be looking at? and is there a site that would tell you what you Would have gotten on the ASVAB with the numbers i had...?
sorry if its confusing
2007-08-10 18:52:45 · 5 answers · asked by *Feel That Fire* 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I don't know about the test you took, but the ASVAB has four different final scores. Administrative, Electrical, General & Mechanical. There is not just one overall score.
2007-08-10 18:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Gregory G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. I just took the ASVAB yesterday, and yes, there is an overall score. It's out of 99, and it's not a "score", exactly, it's a percentile. My score, for example, was a 97 (out of 99), which means that only 3 percent of all of the people that have taken the test this year got a score equal to or higher than mine. Also, harder questions on the ASVAB carry more weight than easier questions, so it's difficult to determine through practice tests EXACTLY what you would have gotten. But it WILL tell you how prepared you are.
Also, there are other scores... each branch scores differently for job qualification. The Air Force (my chosen branch) goes by 4 scores that are determined by formulas involving the scores from the individual test sections. You will end up with Mechanical, Administrative, General, and Electrical scores. The other branches, however, do it differently. The Marines also go by 4 scores, but they're determined differently than the Air Force. The Navy/CG and Army go by 10 scores (although different between the two branches).
Just so you know, I took one of the practice tests on military.com. I thought I did HORRIBLY, I was sure that I wasn't going to do very well. So I picked up an ASVAB study guide for $20 and brushed through it on breaks at work and such. I had to aim for a 65 when I went in (since I have a GED), and I was nervous because I remember how things looked from my military.com test... and when I looked at my scores, I had a 97 AFQT with a M:98, A:97, G:97, and E:97... so don't let the military.com test psyche you out! Your best bet if you plan on taking the ASVAB is to pick up an ASVAB study guide like the one I used (Kaplan ASVAB 2008 Edition, see link below) and take a practice test in it right off the bat (the Kaplan one includes three different ones). Don't cheat... it'll let you know what areas you need to study in most. Then use the book to study the areas you're weak in. After you've studied for a week or so, take another test. Then see how you've improved. You'll be ready for the ASVAB in no time.
Good luck!
2007-08-10 20:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by set_your_own_example 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There used to be an overall score unless they changed it. Of course I took that test like 22 years ago and my overall score was an 89 out of a possible 96 or 98 ( it was one of the two but I can't remember which ).
2007-08-10 19:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by sociald 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I took it in 1992, I got a 97 out of 99.
There were subcategories, but your score should reflect an overall grade.
2007-08-10 19:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of biology questions there lol
2007-08-10 19:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋