Does the SAT penalize guessing?

    No. There is no guessing penalty on the Digital SAT — you should answer every question, even if you have to guess.

    The rule

    Every question is scored the same: correct gives you one raw point, wrong or blank gives you zero. Leaving a question blank is mathematically equivalent to getting it wrong.

    Guessing strategy

    If you run out of time, fill in a single letter across all remaining questions — statistically you will pick up about 25% of them.

    If you have time to eliminate even one wrong answer, your expected value from guessing goes up significantly.

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