<p>When I take the sat/act, I mark all of my answers in the test booklet, and then wait for the last 5 minutes to fill in my answer sheet. </p>
<p>Does anybody else do this?</p>
<p>Thats not too smart. It is easier to make a mistake like that because if you skip even one bubble, then the whole thing is wrong. I usually do a page at a time and then bubble all of that page in.</p>
<p>that has never happened to me..although i don't want to to jinx it! I've prob used that strategy on 10+ SAT/ACT practice/real tests. </p>
<p>I actually find it easier to keep track of what answer you should be bubbling in that way, and periodically check what number I'm on as well. </p>
<p>I'm more worried curious as to whether this method takes up more time, or less</p>
<p>Everyone has his or her method of doing things, just find the one that you are most comfortable with.</p>
<p>That's what I did when I took standardized tests, but I usually did 5 or 6 questions at a time, then bubbled them all in, then did 5 or 6 more. It worked for me because it gave me a little break every so often between problems. I think it takes less time to bubble them in in groups because there's less back-and-forth, and it also helps with focus. But your mileage may vary, and like anhtimmy says, the best method is whatever is most comfortable for you.</p>
<p>I'd chunk it up -- at least do it by page or something. Doing everything at once is likely to expose you to bubbling errors. Being <em>too</em> comfortable with bubbling can be a bad thing if you're going to potentially make a mistake because you weren't focusing on it. I personally did the back-and-forth thing because, well, I just did.</p>
<p>In your guys' opinion it's more time effective to bubble in the answers in bursts of a page or increments of a few?
I've been doing practice tests at home and I usually just write the letter, but that's probably a few seconds shorter tan bubbling in? I usually write the letter as I go.</p>