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argh- i just remembered!
Today, I was rushing for time and I should have left my answer sheet well alone outside of bubbling answers, but next to the 20-smth q I drew a light arrow reminding myself to come back.

I can't remember whether i erased it...I probably did, but I can't be sure.

what exactly will it do? It's quite light.

what should I do at this point?

By Geniezclone (Geniezclone) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 07:25 am: Edit

pray?

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 07:39 am: Edit

thanks a lot, genie ;).

By Geniezclone (Geniezclone) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 08:01 am: Edit

LOL... well, yz16, if it's really light then the machine won't prolly recognize the mark b/c they usually tell you to fill the ovals dark enough that you can't see the letters in it... but I don't know if it applies to SAT tests... maybe collegeboard uses ultra-sensitive scoring machines...

so, your best bet is to pray or you can phone them if it really bothers you

By Juanito671 (Juanito671) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 09:30 am: Edit

Hey Geniezclone,
where are you from? keep seeing you in forums all over CC.

By Geniezclone (Geniezclone) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 09:39 am: Edit

Juanito671: I hope you don't mind seeing my name all over the place... I've got lotz of time on my hands

By Cognitio (Cognitio) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 01:01 pm: Edit

I draw faint dots and o's all over the answer sheet (outside the bubbles) and it's never affected the scoring of my tests. I dont see why a light arrow wouldn't yours. I'd only be worries if you put the arrow in an oval.

By Yz16 (Yz16) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 02:56 pm: Edit

thank you cognito.
yes, i recall now that whether or not it was erased, it really was quite light.

i'll pray anyway. just to make genie happy.

By Worthfightingfo (Worthfightingfo) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 03:00 pm: Edit

yea i've done it too in fact i did it today too I don't think it affects it.

however, I did erase really hard and a lot of red came up on my eraser and the sheet was really erased for like two qustions...i hope this doesn't affect it?

By R2005 (R2005) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 03:02 pm: Edit

okay, if i filled my ovals well yet still had faint marks from where i erased an oval, will ETS be able to differentiate from the 2?

By Scion (Scion) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 04:33 pm: Edit

yeah i have the same problem as u R2005!

By Sonar (Sonar) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 10:13 pm: Edit

I wouldn't be worried about that as much as big smudge marks. Stupid eraser ....

By Paulhomework (Paulhomework) on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 12:41 am: Edit

You can always ask them to handscore it for a fee if you are expecting like a 700+ and end up with 450.

By Scion (Scion) on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 01:56 am: Edit

how much is it??
has anyone ever had the same problem (smudges) and still got their expected score?