I just got home from taking the ATSAT today. I was really glad I practiced- even though some of the apps were different, they were similar enough that it gave me the comfort and familiarity to focus on the test rather than the rules- I do recommend practicing.
A few notes:
- It's generally easier than the practice versions.
- It was set up as such: first we had a 15 min speech intro, then we did Dials, Applied Math, Angles, and the Scan Test; then a 15 min break, then Letter Factory; then 45 min lunch; then AT Scenarios; then 15 min break; then lastly Analogies, then the experience questionnaire.
- Dials, generally like practice version- just adds a couple extra dials to read- but nothing you can't figure out- easy.
- Applied Math- like practice... maybe a little easier
- Angles- Just like practice
- Scan- just like Practice
- Letter- Looks different- they run the belts at different speeds, the questions are a lot more involved (like, "if you put all the letters from the belts into all the boxes, how many letters and which ones would you need to fill the existing open boxes?")- I doubt anyone nailed these. Holy crap- some were just ridiculous. For me, mine seemed to focus a lot of questions on what I needed for the orange box. What is nice is you don't have to click and drag the letters- you just click on the belt and then click on the box- much easier.
- AT Scenarios- looks much more like the Practice cd version than Jeremy's game, which is what I practiced on and got comfortable with. Jeremy's version is great, and in my opinion, more enjoyable, but it is more similar to the practice version. I crashed a bit (literally and figuratively) on this. Ugh. But despite the crashes I had (it was four rounds, I think, of varying lengths), the officiator said he had a girl a couple weeks ago who crashed 12 planes and still passed with an 85, so there's hope for me.
But the 7 second refresh rate was nice.
- Analogies- some wasy, some rather challenging... the verbal ones take on all different dimensions than the practice cd- it asks you to check for meaning, letter patterns and sound patterns... again, not sure... there were a few I had to guess on.
Overall- it was laid back- you could do it at your own pace- everyone was on their own time schedule. If you needed to skip a question for most of the applications, you could skip it and if there was time, it would automatically bring you back to it at the end.
Our check-in was at 8, speech at 8:15, test at 8:30. I was done around 1:15, and it would have been earlier had I not gotten lost when I went to lunch.
A lot of people were done around the same time as me.
I don't know how I did. I want to vomit a little. I want to pass, but I really did not do so "bueno" on the Scenarios- I was really disappointed in myself. I'm so nervous.
I hope the info above helps someone taking it soon!
They told us our grades would be posted anywhere from a day to 14 days, and if not, then we need to call to make sure we didn't fall through the cracks.
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