AFOQT Practice

I've heard of people taking 5 days to study for this test.  I am not one of those people.  I studied for over 3 months.

In case you didn't know, AFOQT stands for Air Force Officer Qualifying Test.  I haven't taken a math course in 3 years and have 0 flight hours or experience.  So I really felt like I needed to cram as much information in my head as possible.  Here a few things I've been doing to help me survive this test:

1.  The first thing I did was join airforceots.com, Baseops, and Wantscheck, printed out hundreds of pages of information from the forums, and READ LIKE CRAZY!
2. The second thing I did was go to my local library and check out all of the military officer tests I could.  Here is what I checked out:
1. Barron's Officer Candidate School Test
2. Barron's Master the Military Flight Aptitude Test
3. Arco/Peterson Master the Military Flight Aptitude Test
4. Officer Candidate Tests by LearningExpress
5. The Complete Private Pilot by Bob Gardner
6. Gleim's Pilot Handbook
7. As many military plane history books as I could
8. A couple SAT style test preps
3. Next I looked everywhere online for resources to get this test down.  Here are a few places that gave me a lot of information, especially on my weaknesses.
1. Here is on online version of the ARCO test - ARCO test online
2. Here are some sites that give a lot of math practice.  Some the things you won't need to study for the test, but after you find your weakness (what you forgot since middle and high school) the index is invaluable.
1. http://www.themathpage.com
2. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
3. http://www.math.wsu.edu/HS/problems.html
3. There were so many aeronautical websites I used that I couldn't remember all of them so I listed what I am using now:
1. Resource for the Private Pilot Test
2. Lots of info on the runway layout and such
3. Very useful website about many aeronautical concepts
4. Helful site on airport lighting
5. Transponder Codes 
6. VASI video is most useful
7. FAA Flying Instrument Handbook
8. FAA Airplane Handbook
9. Private Pilot Exam Prep./
10. Useful pics of a Cessna 150
11. Useful pics of the instrument panel of a Cessna 152 and what they mean and do
12. Walkthrough of a Cessna 150 Pre-Flight
13. Explaination of the lighting on an aircraft
14. Airport Beacons
15. Airport Beacons

I was pretty unorganized in my planning at the beginning and just ended up reading all the time and taking a bunch of practice tests.  Here is what I would do if I could do it all over again:

1. Take a timed practice test
2. Prioritize your weaknesses and strengths and attack those weaknesses with research and practice.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have to take the real test.

I made the mistake of taking too many practice tests on my weaknesses and didn't spend enough time just sitting and figuring out hard problems that I didn't get.  Once you find your weaknesses take the time to figure out the answers to all those that you don't understand.

Especially if you have a family, prioritizing and organizing are the names of the game.  One could study for a year on this test and still not be able to know everything that is covered on the entire test (especially the science portion).  Only work on what you need to work on and nothing more.

Even if you're not good at rotating blocks or hidden figures, DON'T STUDY THEM!! They don't count for anything on your test. Study Smart!

Also, immerse yourself in aviation if you don't already.  Go take an introductory flight, YouTube cockpit views of approaches, take-offs, night landings, etc..., and read read read all about planes and their history!

*My detailed experience on test day*

*My Scores*