Pencils for June LSAT

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• DivineRaze Alum Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019 550 karma

  @"Mario Robo" number 2 pencils only no mechanical lead pencils are allowed
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  sakox010 Member

  May 2019 333 karma

  https://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=206480

  Use the Dixon Black Ticonderoga
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  AudaciousRed Alum Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019 2689 karma

  I second Black Ticonderogas. They are my pencil of choice, hands down.
  And just sharpen and bring the whole pack. Don't bring a pencil sharpener. It's messy, and during the test, kills way too much time. Just bring a ton of them. Worst case, you have way too many and you make friends with people who forgot their pencils.
• Mario Robo Alum Member

  May 2019 266 karma

  Thanks everyone!
• DivineRaze Alum Member

  May 2019 550 karma

  @sakox010 said:
  https://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=206480

  Use the Dixon Black Ticonderoga

  What does the Black Ticonderoga have that regular number 2s don't have, and how will that help during testing? Im just curious lol
• Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  May 2019 8392 karma

  I never understood the black myself. I like the classic Ticonderogas! Is there anything different about the black besides color? The regular ol' yellow ones are cheaper so I always bought those!
• Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  May 2019 8392 karma

  Oh and a note - if you bring a sharpener, it must also be manual!! No electric/battery powered sharpeners.
• sakox010 Member

  May 2019 333 karma

  @"Leah M B" said:
  Oh and a note - if you bring a sharpener, it must also be manual!! No electric/battery powered sharpeners.

  I actually whittle my pencils so that I can customize their tip length. Now they are never too long (just begging to snap during a crucial LG bubbling sesh) or obnoxiously short (a la golf pencil). One caveat is that it takes a lot of time to master. You're going to need to pencil in some time during LSAT prep to get it down but it'll be worth it in the long run.
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  AudaciousRed Alum Member

  May 2019 2689 karma

  The Black Ticonderogas have just a little bit softer lead. I never had one break, and that softness makes filling in bubbles faster. However, the tips go dull faster and you'll need like three of them with good edges to do the writing portion (although, that's not really an issue anymore, since that's all computerized).
• DivineRaze Alum Member

  May 2019 550 karma

  @AudaciousRed got it thanks for the explanation!