pryan Wrote:
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> Even though I was caught on the losing side of
> this issue last December, I still wait till the
> end before filling out the bubble sheet, for two
> reasons:
>
> 1) EFFICIENCY! Shifting back & forth between
> testbook and answer sheet is time consuming and
> distracting, at least for me. Especially if you
> don't take the sections in order, which is
> generally recommended (leave toughest sections for
> last). In that case, you have to be careful to
> match test question and bubble number, another
> extranous item to worry about that can be avoided.
> Much better, imho, to stream though the bubble
> fill-out with 15 mins to go in the test.
>
> 2) Much easeir (and safer) to correct / change
> answers when you wait till the end to fill out the
> bubbles. No need for careful erasures and less
> risk of smudging of the answer sheet.
>
> KEY here though, for sure, is TIME MANAGEMENT.
> You MUST leave yourself 10 minutes to fill in
> those bubbles comfortably, even though you're
> streaming though it. THAT's what killed me in Dec
> '08, figuring that 4 minutes was plenty. It
> ISN'T!
+ 1, i totally agree, working in the test booklet and not having to switch between reading and fill in bubbles - is much better IMO (concentration, efficiency...etc)
But MAKE SURE you leave enough time, you ONLY have apprx. 2hr 45 mins, which means by the last time check (15mins left warning from the proctor's announcement) you should be filling bubbles and not working on the exam.
if you are someone who struggles til the last min, then this method might not work well for you.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 04:44PM by FINDIS07.