Curious: new pencil per section during each PT?

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  cqas190517 Alum Member 🍌

  October 2018 535 karma

  When I sat in September I actually brought like six pencils and only ended up using one LOLOL
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  Regis_Phalange63 Alum Member

  October 2018 1058 karma

  @cqas190517 said:
  When I sat in September I actually brought like six pencils and only ended up using one LOLOL

  LOL The blunt edge didn't bother you? haha
• cqas190517 Alum Member 🍌

  October 2018 535 karma

  @Regis_Phalange63 said:

  @cqas190517 said:
  When I sat in September I actually brought like six pencils and only ended up using one LOLOL

  LOL The blunt edge didn't bother you? haha

  No! I hate the super sharp end of the pencil right when it’s been sharpened because I’m a heavy writer. It actually always breaks off under the weight of my writing and my crushing despair.
• NotMyName Alum Member Sage ⭐

  October 2018 edited October 2018 5320 karma

  Sharp tips please my OCD personality but made for shitty bubble-fillers. I brought 6 but probably only used 2 and even ran down the tips before using those.
• LSAT_Wrecker Member ⭐

  October 2018 4850 karma

  Heavy note-taker / annotator here as well. I typically went with 3 pencils per test (including real ones). I would sharpen them each to begin the test and again during the break. That gave me something to do besides stress for the entire 15 minutes between testing halves.
• turnercm Alum Member ⏰ 🍌

  October 2018 770 karma

  i'm bringing like 7 plus a pencil sharpener but i'll only use 3-4!
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  Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  October 2018 8392 karma

  @cqas190517 said:
  When I sat in September I actually brought like six pencils and only ended up using one LOLOL

  Ditto lol. I'm paranoid and somehow bringing a fistful of pencils made me feel better, but I've never used more than 1 per test. I sharpen at the break, but that's it. If it was super dull when I start LG, I might switch to a new sharp one. I don't like writing games with a super dull lead. Too messy. But otherwise, just 1, which I sharpen at the break.
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  paulmv.benthem Alum Member

  October 2018 edited October 2018 1032 karma

  Oh my gosh! I feel like such a weirdo after reading these comments. On average, I go through about 12-13 pencils per test. I sit down with at least 16, and I only have a few on my unused pile by the end. I grab a sharp pencil at the beginning of each new game and each new RC passage, and I probably grab a new pencil roughly every 5-6 LR questions. I'm all about reducing friction while I write.
• TrinkSchoko Free Trial Member

  October 2018 edited October 2018 69 karma

  @"paulmv.benthem" said:
  Oh my gosh! I feel like such a weirdo after reading these comments. On average, I go through about 12-13 pencils per test. I sit down with at least 16, and I only have a few on my unused pile by the end. I grab a sharp pencil at the beginning of each new game and each new RC passage, and I probably grab a new pencil roughly every 5-6 LR questions. I'm all about reducing friction while I write.

  You are so not alone and thanks for making me feel less like a weirdo hahaha! Okay because getting obsessed with such details helped me relax, I actually had 8-10 HB pencils sharpened to the extreme for note-taking and 2 No. 2 pencils from a different brand (I know...) that were blunt and oh so good for bubbling. Cos my HB pencils were of assorted color I actually grouped them and used only one specific color for one specific kind of session haha. I know this is stepping deep into the weirdo realm but it makes me happy to do it. Ended up using 1-2 HB pencils for each session and 3 for my LG (cos Sep LG was so stressful:(
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  _oshun1_ Alum Member

  October 2018 edited October 2018 3652 karma

  I probably brought 10 pencils and I think I switched per section. I definitely switched during every other LG game. My handwriting is messy enough so I need the sharp tips for it to be legible.
  When I PTed I pretty religiously switched pencils per section and for each game. Just felt kind of calming and confidence boosting to have a new pencil.
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  sandypants Alum Member

  October 2018 231 karma

  I used about two pencils per section! I brought 12 pencils I think to the July LSAT, and sharpened the ones I used during the break. I love a sharp tip, and my pencils were actually 2B not HB so they are a bit softer. There's definitely something refreshing about switching pencils.

  I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I should've asked what brand it was.
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  eRetaker Free Trial Member

  October 2018 2043 karma

  @sandypants said:
  I used about two pencils per section! I brought 12 pencils I think to the July LSAT, and sharpened the ones I used during the break. I love a sharp tip, and my pencils were actually 2B not HB so they are a bit softer. There's definitely something refreshing about switching pencils.

  I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I should've asked what brand it was.

  Lol that sounds like the type of guy that takes math tests with pens
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  Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  October 2018 8392 karma

  @sandypants said:
  I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I should've asked what brand it was.

  That's a baller move right there.
• Bamboosprout Alum Member

  October 2018 1694 karma

  I made it a habit to switch pencils every section so that I don't have to think about it. I sharpen them during the break as well. I bring 4 new pencils and 3 old ones to every test, and typically use them all by the end because I need 4 or 5 for the essay.
• SLP_futureJD Alum Member

  October 2018 464 karma

  @sandypants said:

  I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I should've asked what brand it was.

  Thinking of this scenario gives me anxiety. I have already run through putting things in my clear bag to make sure everything fits. I have ~6 pencils AND my sharpener on the desk with me when I take a test. This guy is my opposite and kind of my hero...but also not, because SERIOUSLY what would he have done if his pencil broke?
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  sandypants Alum Member

  October 2018 231 karma

  @SLP_futureJD

  Right? I had to stop looking at his desk because it made me nervous lol. Definitely a baller move like @"Leah M B" said. I almost wanted to give him a couple of my pencils since I clearly brought too many!