<p>I read in Up Your Score: Underground Guide to the SAT that if you "slash" the bubbles on the answer grid (rather than filling them in) the scoring machine will read them as if you filled in the answer sheet completely. If this is true, one could save several minutes with this method.</p>
<p>I am skeptical, though. I'd like to try it, but I don't want to risk having my responses misgraded just because some book said it would work. </p>
<p>Has anyway tried this? Please discuss.</p>
<p>There was a thread about this earlier. The general consensus was that it might work, but it is not worth it to try. Practice with the sample bubbles instead.</p>
<p>I didn't know there was already a thread on this; I did a search and came up with nothing.</p>
<p>The risk is too high to follow, in my opinion. I think the testmasters solution is better:</p>
<p>Do five questions at a time by noting the answers next to the question and periodically enter those answers into the answer sheet. This way, you minimize interruption in thought and time spent "bubbling" overall.</p>
<p>nspeds, I used that method on my PSAT (read about it in a Kaplan book) and got burned. I misbubbled one question on the math section, which dropped me from an 80 to like a 74. On the verbal, time was called just as I was going to finish bubbling my last group of five answers; the proctor wouldn't let me finish gridding them after time was called. </p>
<p>I got a 212, and I almost certainly would have been National Merit Semi-Finalist in FL if I had filled in those last five bubbles as I answered them.</p>
<p>I guess you just have to be careful and vigilent of time.</p>
<p>90% of the bubble MUST BE FILLED</p>
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nspeds, I used that method on my PSAT (read about it in a Kaplan book) and got burned. I misbubbled one question on the math section, which dropped me from an 80 to like a 74. On the verbal, time was called just as I was going to finish bubbling my last group of five answers; the proctor wouldn't let me finish gridding them after time was called.</p>
<p>I got a 212, and I almost certainly would have been National Merit Semi-Finalist in FL if I had filled in those last five bubbles as I answered them.
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<p>It wasn't the method that burned you. </p>
<p>Obviously you shouldn't keep grouping answers as the time limit approaches, and everywhere I've seen this "method" described is sure to mention that.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I usually bubble in answers in groups of 10. Less work for me =) So far, it's been working out just fine...</p>
<p>Up Your Score: Underground Guide to the SAT recommended, lots of cool tips, like using dics in bath.</p>
<p>and like bubbling with slash marks. It worked! Hey people, I signed up for one of the$900 princeton review courses, last two diagnostic tests, I slashed through 'em, one I barely marked at all with a slash mark, but the machine read it! I didn't expect it to since I did not want the answer... oh well, guess machine was sensitive.</p>
<p>Usually at the beginning I mark a bit of the circle (like, dot in middle of bubble) for 10 questions, go in and bubble it in, and repeat. If there are like 5 minutes left I'll bubble after answering the question. Saves quite a bit of time.</p>
<p>Personally, I find it easier to just bubble each question at a time, leaving the ones I'm not sure of blank, and going back to them if time permits</p>