<p>Hi guys, I'm having a bit of anxiety over something I never thought I would. Yesterday when I was taking my third subject test I noticed that some pencil lead seemed to have bled through from the previous tests, as there were some very light pencil marks (probably like 5, each no bigger than a multiple choice bubble) around the answer sheet. Thinking that the marks might mess up the device that scans the answer sheet, I erased them and everything seemed fine at the time. However, after I left the testing center, I realized that maybe the marks I made from bubbling in during the third test bled through a bit and might mess up the scanner when it scores the first/second tests. I'm now also worried that some of the erasing I did to rid of the marks during the third test may actually have erased some of my answers from the first/second test---my logic tells me this would not happen though. Anyway, should I have reason to worry and should I call collegeboard to talk to them about this? Or am I overreacting (I'm thinking this)?</p>
<p>You could try calling ets and explaining what happened to them. maybe they could verify by hand that the computer read the bubbles correctly? i don’t know if they ever do that though. and i don’t think your erasing would have erased any of your answers from the first two tests.</p>
<p>Thank you Monticello! Should I call collegeboard guys or am I worrying too much about it?</p>
<p>Don’t worry. There is little chance of erasing “through” the answer sheet. If there are stray marks on your paper that the machine does not recognize, your sheet will be kicked out and looked at by a real person.</p>