<p>Is it true that we can just put a dot or draw a line inside the circles when we are filling them in on the SAT, just as long as we are consistent throughout the exam? That's what Up Your Score says!</p>
<p>Aren't the tests graded by machine?
If they are, what you said would be considered invalid and counted wrong.</p>
<p>Unless that is true, I don't know</p>
<p>I read that too, but I would not try it. Some people have been successful, and others have had the computer not register the answers.</p>
<p>So can I just fill most of the circle?</p>
<p>90 percent, to be exact</p>
<p>why do you even care?</p>
<p>If you really feel the need to cut time, there are bubbles that you can use to practice filling in quickly in the Up Your Score book. There is no need to spend time to fill in the bubble perfectly, but it is risky to use the line or dot method.</p>
<p>there's no way to find out b/c we never get to see our answer sheet once we turn it in, so it's risky to try it though it may work</p>
<p>Teal - wrong. You can always get the correct answer and what you bubbled in (and the questions sometimes, but the first two - always). However, this comes at an additional fee.</p>
<p>IMHO if you're going to do it, be sure to request yoru answers and if you notice too many omits, request hand scoring.</p>
<p>for god sake just fill in the damn bubble!</p>
<p>I think you can use a line, but you have to be consistent. If you panic, and start filling in bubbles, you're screwed. Still, I wouldn't try it.</p>
<p>oh i meant, you never get to see the actual answer sheet , i know you can get to see what you missed and what you put through question and answer service. So if you decide to 'memorize' which numbers you bubbled in partially, you could see if the method works later on, but that's too confusing and risky so just fill in the bubbles as much as you can. If you are stuck on a question, spend time on that and fill in any light bubbles later.</p>
<p>if you're so time strapped that you need to cut down on your bubbling, you have bigger issues to worry about. namely geting a crappy score no matter what.</p>
<p>U can do a line if u want........lol it shoud be so thick that it covers 90% of the circle</p>
<p>Are there any fat pencils out there that i can buy to draw a line that fills up 90% of the circle?</p>
<p>LOL!i wish i knew.......i would buy it.</p>
<p>Maybe but they might not be #2 if that matters lol?</p>
<p>i will start looking</p>
<p>I agree with mediocretes....instead of worrying about how quickly you bubble in your answers, how about you just learn to actually attain an answer more quickly...this would do loads more for your score than an extra thick pencil imo.</p>
<p>it works, someone told me that before i took the sat for the first time. i didn't think the test was big deal at the time (9th grade), so i did it (i wouldn't have cared very much if nothing registered).</p>
<p>and yes, everything came out.</p>