writing the SAT essay with a blunt pencil tip/creasing the answer booklet/ misbubble

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<li>i had to use a pencil lent to me by the proctor, and it had a blunt tip. I didn't feel like asking for another one for time reasons, so I wrote the essay with that pencil.</li>
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<p>obviously, the words the pencil produced aren't as sharp. will I lose essay points for this?</p>

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<li><p>i accidentally creased the bottom right corner of my test booklet, the area with black rectangles but no bubbles (maybe for office use only) will this affect my score</p></li>
<li><p>i arrived late so i bubbled the personal information at the end and during breaks.
what if I misbubbled my registration ticket number? will it be impossible to match the score to me?</p></li>
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<p>Oh my goodness, you are over-worrying about everything.</p>

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<p>Even if you don’t bubble in your registration number, I’m sure they’ll get it back to you.</p>

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<p>ok what about the blunt pencil and the crease?</p>

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<p>You’ll be perfectly fine. Don’t worry yourself thin!</p>

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<p>i mean as i looked over my own essay, i had to refocus my eyes to compensate for my writing’s dullness in appearance (not its content)</p>

<p>i heard that most readers only read an essay once in 2 or 3 minutes; won’t they be ticked off by mine?</p>

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<p>They re-read and re-read. They make sure handwriting is not the issue.</p>