I recommend doing a lot of practice with the "tri" pencil if you are going to use it. Great for bubbling, but I did not like it at all for extended use on the essay.
it's supposed to be in a gallon sandwich bag right? I have 6 pencils, a chocolate bar as a snack, and a pencil sharpener in it currently. Are we supposed to put our wallet in there too?
It depends on the proctor, but I have heard of people getting kicked out for not putting pencils down immediately. It would be in your best interest to get used to having everything bubbled in before your pencil needs to be down and time is called.
... pencils down mean drop your pencil immediately, without filling in the ... sure practice with putting your pencil immediately down, just in case ...