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Summary: Incredibly Lackluster
Review: I am sorely disappointed by this book.I don't know what the other reviewer was doing when he actually read through this book but I found countless, and I mean a SUBSTANTIAL number, of incorrect answers in this books prep tests. The amount of factual errors, typos and flat out incorrect information contained in this book makes me wonder if it really was written by a "Dummie". On top of this everything contained inside the book is stuff you would have learned in the first year of high school if you paid any attention what so ever to your classes. To top this off and prove how serious I am about informing you guys/gals not to even contemplate putting your money forth to purchase this book -- I made an account on Amazon.com solely so I could express my distress at this poorly written piece of literature.
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Summary: A Great ASVAB Resource!
Review: I bought this book after visiting the author's extensive military web site on About.com ASVAB for Dummies is Great! It's not just a collection of practice tests (although there are three complete practice tests included). The authors go into great detail with tips and techniques about improving your scores in any of the ASVAB areas, and even tell you which scores relate to which military jobs, so that you can concentrate on improving the test areas that are important to the military job you're interested in. Included is a complete list of military enlisted jobs, and the ASVAB scores required to qualify for those jobs. Just like any book in the "Dummies" series, it's written in a fun, humorous style that keeps your interest. I'm taking the ASVAB test in two weeks, and I feel much more prepared.
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Summary: First Part
Review: I just bought this book 5 days ago. I test in 17 days. SO that gives me at the most if I started studying when I bought this book about 22 days total. I will give you an update on how I did. So far I've read everything in the book, but aside from the practice tests, I don't really care too much because it doesn't actually go through and help you with more difficult problems. I've taken the asvab before, but for the job I want I need to score a little higher to be a linguist in the general section. I'm just studying my VE & Arithmetic since those are the only two that matter. I'll give you a future update.
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Summary: Few Errors
Review: If you read a "Dummies" book before then you know the format. The first part of the book is divided into lessons, then there are three sample tests in the back. I thought the lessons were good, but not great compared to some of the other ASVAB books out there. The book did a great job of telling you upcoming changes to the ASVAB as advertised. What really turned me off from this book was when I was doing the sample tests and there were a couple answers that were clearly wrong. For instance, the question for General Science was what Chromosomes does a female have. The answers in the back said "XY" while it should have been "XX". This was just one of a few I found. While the style remains the same as most dummies books, I cant recommend this to anyone based on the errors in the sample tests. If you dont plan on doing sample tests then this book might be for you.
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Summary: Few Errors
Review: If you read a "Dummies" book before then you know the format. The first part of the book is divided into lessons, then there are three sample tests in the back. I thought the lessons were good, but not great compared to some of the other ASVAB books out there. The book did a great job of telling you upcoming changes to the ASVAB as advertised. What really turned me off from this book was when I was doing the sample tests and there were a couple answers that were clearly wrong. For instance, the question for General Science was what Chromosomes does a female have. The answers in the back said "XY" while it should have been "XX". This was just one of a few I found. While the style remains the same as most dummies books, I cant recommend this to anyone based on the errors in the sample tests. If you dont plan on doing sample tests then this book might be for you.
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Summary: Few Errors
Review: If you read a "Dummies" book before then you know the format. The first part of the book is divided into lessons, then there are three sample tests in the back. I thought the lessons were good, but not great compared to some of the other ASVAB books out there. The book did a great job of telling you upcoming changes to the ASVAB as advertised. What really turned me off from this book was when I was doing the sample tests and there were a couple answers that were clearly wrong. For instance, the question for General Science was what Chromosomes does a female have. The answers in the back said "XY" while it should have been "XX". This was just one of a few I found. While the style remains the same as most dummies books, I cant recommend this to anyone based on the errors in the sample tests. If you dont plan on doing sample tests then this book might be for you.
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Summary: Very helpful!
Review: This book has been a great help! In less than two weeks of studying I was able to raise my score on the USAF's practice test from a 36 to a 59! My recruiter was fairly impressed. I am still studying and believing I could do a lot better, but it's helpful to have this as a study aid. Everything is written in plain English and has a quirky sense of humor to it. At times I noticed some editing errors in spelling and what not, but nothing to make me want to go on a crusade about. Find the standard study aids as well, but I reccomend picking this up and then heading to the authors website at http://usmilitary.about.com where there is some helpful info on military life in general. Good luck!
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Summary: Very helpful!
Review: This book has been a great help! In less than two weeks of studying I was able to raise my score on the USAF's practice test from a 36 to a 59! My recruiter was fairly impressed. I am still studying and believing I could do a lot better, but it's helpful to have this as a study aid. Everything is written in plain English and has a quirky sense of humor to it. At times I noticed some editing errors in spelling and what not, but nothing to make me want to go on a crusade about. Find the standard study aids as well, but I reccomend picking this up and then heading to the authors website at http://usmilitary.about.com where there is some helpful info on military life in general. Good luck!
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