Leave blank or guess??

J.Shi
Thu, 17 May 2007 22:46:59 +0000

Think of it this way: you start the test with an 100 (for explanation purposes, lets say there are 100 multiple choice questions). For every question you do not answer, College Board deducts 1 point. For every question you get wrong, College Board deducts 1.25 points. You would initially lose 1 point no matter what (whether you don’t answer or you get it wrong). If you get it wrong, you only lose an additional .25 points, only another 25% decrease of the initial point that you were going to lose anyway. So, emotionally, if not logically, guessing is often the best way to go.