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McGraw-Hill's ASVAB Basic Training for the AFQT, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill's ASVAB Basic Training for the Afqt (Armed Forces)

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There were so many mistakes in the math section what should have been an easy review of High School math turned tortuous. As well, it advertises 8 practice exams on the cover when in fact THERE ARE ONLY TWO!!!

I want my money back. Steer clear wary consumer.

I bought this book to review for the ASVAB for the purpose of qualifying for Army Officer Candidate School.

As a 23-year old college graduate with a liberal arts degree, my biggest concern was the math. While seemingly innocuous, I was at first intimidated by some of the algebra and division in the review section. Going through the problems with the book, and practicing on my own helped bring me back to speed. I did notice that there were a few math errors in the book, however I don't feel as qualified to comment on the quality of the math section as a whole because of my own mathematical limitations. I can say however, that the math in the review and practice sections does go a bit beyond what is in the actual computerized ASVAB.

Regardless, the math review got me up to speed, and the English review section, while unneeded for my purposes, seemed like it could help those less acquainted with the language.

As for my results, I scored a 95 on the ASVAB, and a 135 on the GT section. I studied maybe five solid hours for the math portion in the weeks prior to the test, and another six hours going over the whole book at MEPS the day before the test. Not bad, I'd say.