# ASVAB scores **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184 "2018-05-15T01:41:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/21 "2018-05-16T15:32:44Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I thought I had done braggably well, until I read this thread. > > Seems like we’re all super geniuses here, or the ASVAB was created in Lake Woebegon. I assure you, making the ASVAB your bitch in no way implies you have a useful mind. I’ll stand as exhibit A. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/22 "2018-05-16T20:03:30Z")
our time: 01:16:29 You answered 82 out of 145 questions correctly, (56.55%) Average score 48.77% Your score 56.55% Categories ``` 01 General Science 43.75% 02 Arithmetic Reasoning 68.75% 03 Word Knowledge 50% 04 Paragraph Comprehension 63.64% 05 Mathematics Knowledge 50% 06 Electronics Information 68.75% 07 Automotive Information 54.55% 09 Mechanical Comprehension 18.75% 10 Assembling Objects 93.75% End of quiz… ``` for being a girl I think I did pretty good, better than average at least! ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/23 "2018-05-16T20:37:46Z")
I took the ASVAB back in the 90’s and pulled a 99, but the recruiter couldn’t get me the MOS I wanted so I didn’t go that route. I had only a passing interest so it wasn’t that big a deal to walk away, though I do sometimes wonder what I would be doing today if I had been a little more willing to try a different field or service. As others said earlier, the ASVAB wasn’t exactly a Mensa exam. My results, quite a bit different test that I remember taking. Your time: 01:04:39 You answered 124 out of 145 questions correctly, (85.52%) Average score 48.77% Your score 85.52% Categories ``` 01 General Science 81.25% 02 Arithmetic Reasoning 100% 03 Word Knowledge 87.5% 04 Paragraph Comprehension 90.91% 05 Mathematics Knowledge 93.75% 06 Electronics Information 100% 07 Automotive Information 77.27% 09 Mechanical Comprehension 43.75% 10 Assembling Objects 100% End of quiz… ``` Not as bad as I expected being 30 years since I stepped into a physics class. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/24 "2018-05-16T21:28:45Z")
That Mechanical Comprehension is a killer. StG ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/25 "2018-05-16T23:52:03Z")
Oh, this has been bugging me. **WildBlueYonder** - For a girl? Really?? I’m sorry, I’m a 57 year old woman, but I don’t think my score should be lower because of my gender. StG ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/26 "2018-05-16T23:56:48Z")
Now I want to take it…is there a point adjustment considered per beer consumed prior? ---
**Author:** ![Dobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Dobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dobbs)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/27 "2018-05-17T00:52:35Z")
I still have my results from ‘74. When I get an hour or so, I’ll take the practice test, and report the results. One thing that will cloud the results is that my old results were reported 4 ways - a raw score and percentiles for national results, for my grade (senior year), and for grade and sex (male). It doesn’t include how many questions were asked for each section, so no way to to figure percent correct. Also, there were only 9 parts back in the day - coding speed, word knowledge, arithmetic reasoning, tool knowledge, space perception, mechanical compression, shop information, automotive information, and electronic information. They then boiled those scores down to different composition aptitudes by percentile -electrical, motor mechanical, general mechanical, clerical/administrative, and general technical. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/28 "2018-05-17T05:28:19Z")
Results Your time: 00:40:33 You answered 135 out of 145 questions correctly, (93.1%) Average score 49.49% Your score 93.1% Categories 01 General Science93.75% 02 Arithmetic Reasoning93.75% 03 Word Knowledge93.75% 04 Paragraph Comprehension100% 05 Mathematics Knowledge100% 06 Electronics Information100% 07 Automotive Information90.91% 09 Mechanical Comprehension75% 10 Assembling Objects93.75% ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/29 "2018-05-17T08:15:43Z")
99th percentile with a 144 GT. Good enough for the infantry! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/30 "2018-05-17T12:12:01Z")
**Bear\_Nenno, Darth Sensative** - Impressive! It was a fun test, right? StG ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/31 "2018-05-18T17:06:34Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Oh, this has been bugging me. **WildBlueYonder** - For a girl? Really?? I’m sorry, I’m a 57 year old woman, but I don’t think my score should be lower because of my gender. > > StG I know I know I would be the first to point myself out…I figured the previous posts were all male so I was comparing myself to them. I was surprised I got as many as I did, above average… Sorry if I offended ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/32 "2018-05-18T17:08:10Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > That Mechanical Comprehension is a killer. > > StG You said it!! :eek::eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/33 "2018-05-18T17:23:56Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > 99th percentile with a 144 GT. Good enough for the infantry! That’s for the real ASVAB though, right? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/34 "2018-05-18T22:56:35Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > That’s for the real ASVAB though, right? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/35 "2018-05-18T23:26:38Z")
> [@WildBlueYonder](#): > > our time: 01:16:29 > > You answered 82 out of 145 questions correctly, (56.55%) > Average score > 48.77% > Your score > 56.55% > Categories > > ``` > 01 General Science 43.75% > 02 Arithmetic Reasoning 68.75% > 03 Word Knowledge 50% > 04 Paragraph Comprehension 63.64% > 05 Mathematics Knowledge 50% > 06 Electronics Information 68.75% > 07 Automotive Information 54.55% > 09 Mechanical Comprehension 18.75% > 10 Assembling Objects 93.75% > > End of quiz… > > ``` > > for being a girl I think I did pretty good, better than average at least! This makes you uniquely qualified to be infantry in the army or perhaps a rifleman in the marines:D. Of course the ASVAB is easy to “pass”, it’s an aptitude test more than anything else, when I took it prior to enlisting, I cheated, I went to the local library and studied older versions (up to and including the most recent outdated version) it. I too could have gone into any specialty I wanted. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/36 "2018-05-19T01:23:24Z")
That test is sort of bad to be honest. 01 General Science. 93.75% 02 Arithmetic Reasoning. 75% 03 Word Knowledge. 100% 04 Paragraph Comprehension. 90.91% 05 Mathematics Knowledge. 93.75% 06 Electronics Information. 93.75% 07 Automotive Information. 68.18% 09 Mechanical Comprehension 100% 10 Assembling Objects. 100% Overall 89.66. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/37 "2018-05-19T01:53:02Z")
So, for those that have taken the real test adn the one that I posted, how close are they in terms of difficulty? StG ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/38 "2018-05-19T01:55:52Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > 99th percentile with a 144 GT. Good enough for the infantry! At one time Mensa accepted the GT score as a qualifying exam. I think 135 on the GT got you the 98th percentile required. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/39 "2018-05-19T01:55:55Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > So, for those that have taken the real test adn the one that I posted, how close are they in terms of difficulty? > > StG Completely different tests. The official one when I took it had a couple of speed sections. The mechanics and electrical stuff wasn’t so specific or inaccurate. Maybe there is a newer ASVAB that this test emulates because it’s not similar to the old one. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184/40 "2018-05-19T02:03:33Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > At one time Mensa accepted the GT score as a qualifying exam. I think 135 on the GT got you the 98th percentile required. Missed the edit window but I found a reference that said 136 was the Mensa qualifying score but only if taken before December of 1980. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asvab-scores/814184.md?page=3)