Local 103 aptitude test — Boston, MA

Boston, MA — application window, testing frequency, score threshold, and retake wait.

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Local 103Boston, MA at a glance

Aptitude battery: GAN

This JATC uses the GAN Aptitude Test Battery, a different test: reading, numerical computation, numerical reasoning, paper folding, problem solving and mechanical comprehension. It is not the two-section electrical training ALLIANCE test, and preparing only for algebra and reading will leave you short.

Application window
Applications are accepted online during one scheduled application period each year, normally announced on the JATC site in the fall.
Testing frequency
Aptitude Tests are scheduled in March or April. The 3-hour test is conducted in person at the JATC, 194 Freeport Street, Dorchester, MA 02122.
Score threshold
There is no minimum score required, however your test score is considered as part of the selection process and a higher score reflects favorably.
Retake wait
Not published by this JATC — confirm the current rule with the training center.

Verified on Local 103's own page, checked 12 September 2026. Rules change — confirm with your hall. Read the official source.

Local 103Boston, MA sits the GAN battery

Untimed, free, and built to the subtests GAN's own participating JATCs publish. GAN publishes no item counts or per-subtest timings, so there is no timed clone to run.

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What the test itself looks like

See the GAN aptitude test guide for the subtests, duration, and how the 0–100 application score is put together, and the complete aptitude test guide for how the eTA battery differs.

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See where you stand

Free 18-question benchmark, no card. Modeled on the official format, run at a faster pace so it fits in 14 minutes.