Get ready for the longest wait of your life....just remember to try and keep your enthusiasm up during this long, arduous process. Some folks here on the boards are saying that PUBNAT's 4,5,6 won't even be budgeted for FY09 but for FY10. I don't know how accurate that is, but if its true, I would just get in line with the rest of us. If you guys get the test invite, good luck. I recommend reading all of the posts on this board about the test, dont waste your money on the "green book". BLAH!
I'm gonna disagree with that last sentence. If you don't think they should "waste" their time on the green book, then what should they spend their time doing for the test?
1. Posting on jetcareers.
2. Eating.
That's what I did.
I'm gonna disagree with that last sentence. If you don't think they should "waste" their time on the green book, then what should they spend their time doing for the test?
It's my feeling from both taking the test and reading the threads on here that the AT-SAT is designed in the same way as an IQ test. Meaning that it can't really be effectively studied for. The point is to find out if you think the right way for the job, and that's exactly what it does. You either ARE that kind of person, or you are NOT. It's great to get an idea of what the test looks like, sure. But I doubt if it really prepares you any better.
People should be spending their pre-test time relaxing and talking to us
Haha...when I took the ATSAT they had a full room of 20 ppl. There was one other person who was going right along with me and everyone else took their time, took the lunch, and the prescribed breaks. So when I got to the anaolgies, I couldn't help but laugh. I heard nothing but crashing noises coming from everyone's headset.I'm not the best in Math, but since I studied AND practiced the questions from the CD that came with the green book, I KNOW I did a lot better than had I not studied. Sure, if you've a math genius, than the Math section was wouldn't bother you at all. You could clearly tell the people who didn't study and prepared b/c all you heard were their planes crashing.
Given all of that, I wonder how many people didn't get at least a qualified score, b/c as poor as some people think they did, they scored very well.
You could always just get a job in a letter factory, I mean what study guide can help you more than genuine on-the-job training!
From what I hear, orange A's B's and C's (D's, not so much, but you have to buy the whole box to get the rest...)are in pretty high demand...
I applyied for the letter factory ots, but apparently there is a 8 month application process too.....:laff:
You could always just get a job in a letter factory, I mean what study guide can help you more than genuine on-the-job training!
From what I hear, orange A's B's and C's (D's, not so much, but you have to buy the whole box to get the rest...)are in pretty high demand...
Though I know this is not the correct place for this discussion as there is a tread dedicated to it:
+1 for no studying needed sentiment though. I mean, even if you could effectively study for the ATSAT, what good would it do you? You would only be cheating yourself by making an artificially high aptitude test score for something that you may or may not have the natural aptitude for...
The only positive I could maybe see is for people with major test anxiety where they absolutely MUST see what the test is like before taking it, but then again, is that kind of stressing a good quality for someone wanting to get into ATCing?
Definitely study. I would say especially the online game options. Something else. This test is scored oddly a crash isnt a death sentence so if you crash dont get rattled. I had a couple and pulled 100 i also was not perfect on the factory either. so I also agree that this is definitely an aptitude test. I think it has alot to do with adapting. i didnt make the same mistake twice on the games. Tip. dont try to cut it too close on the ATC game. I tried to be a little too precise and BOOM
Just knowing what is coming up next as you move your way through the test is great help. Reading posts, buying the green book, playing Jeremy Justice, making flash cards with angles and practicing time speed and distance problems are in no way going to hurt your score.
I'm just guessing here but I think the situational awareness questions don't even carry that much weight. I guessed on almost question. The headset for the scenarios does nothing to help you play the game. I also turned the volume down after realizing this. I think both the situational awareness questions and sounds of explosions in your ear are just ways to see how you do after being distracted.