best wood pencil for the LSAT? Forum

[mrwarre85]

This game had 6 questions, right? (no copyright infringement intended LSAC)

That is my best guess, but I heard five. I think cars seven and I know the first game had five.

[99.9luft]

haha, TITCR. except i got the black ones

[Audio Technica Guy]

http://www.amazon.com/Dixon-Ticonderoga ... 25&sr=1-15

I like those, not because they're environmental so much as I like a natural finish better if/when my hands sweat. The wood absorbs the sweat somewhat and the pencil doesn't get as slippery.

Also, I think a key tip is to have some pencils that are sharp and some that are dull. It's easier to bubble with a dull pencil and it's actually less likely to break, but games are easier to write small on if needed with a sharp pencil.

[mrwarre85]

This game had 6 questions, right? (no copyright infringement intended LSAC)

Definitively 5.

Do you remember how many questions cars had?

Or how many questions the entire section had?

Entire section had 23

[*Ari*]

I don't think in any PT that I did I saw a game as comparatively easy as the first.

[wildcat25]

Thanks mrwarre85!

[gggrra]

Yes. This is what I used.
The experts say that these pencils makes the darkest bubbles, so if you want the grading to be accurate, this pencil is the only one for you.

[joebloe]

I think for me remembering to bring pencil cushions would have made the biggest difference. Everything else is just kind of splitting hairs.

Though I think for the writing sample a harder graphite might have been better to keep from losing sharpness so quickly.

[citykitty]

Ticonderogas ftw. The erasers on them are really nice. No smudges.

[zozin]

Rocked 2 dozen of these babies on the test. They worked great. The only problem I had was the cheap recycled test paper was wafer thin, so whenever I used a sharpened one, it almost tore through.

[*Ari*]

Yes. This is what I used.
The experts say that these pencils makes the darkest bubbles, so if you want the grading to be accurate, this pencil is the only one for you.

I lol'ed...unfortunately.

[Audio Technica Guy]

Rocked 2 dozen of these babies on the test. They worked great. The only problem I had was the cheap recycled test paper was wafer thin, so whenever I used a sharpened one, it almost tore through.

yeah, medium dulled is the way you want to go.

[joebloe]

http://i.imgur.com/bQqzZ.png

Rocked 2 dozen of these babies on the test. They worked great. The only problem I had was the cheap recycled test paper was wafer thin, so whenever I used a sharpened one, it almost tore through.

yeah, medium dulled is the way you want to go.

So what, do you sharpen your pencils and then do a PT with them before test day to get them to the right sharpness?

[zozin]

So what, do you sharpen your pencils and then do a PT with them before test day to get them to the right sharpness?

Just write "I was BORN and BRED for SUCCESS and ACHIEVEMENT." with each one a few times to develop optimum dullness/sharpness ratio.

[soj]

Writing the honesty vow and bubbling demographic info dulls a sharp Ticonderoga just the right amount. I used the same pencil all the way through five sections (though I might have used a new one if I ran into an LG section after the break), and then used a new one for the writing sample.

[Audio Technica Guy]

So what, do you sharpen your pencils and then do a PT with them before test day to get them to the right sharpness?

Just write "I was BORN and BRED for SUCCESS and ACHIEVEMENT." with each one a few times to develop optimum dullness/sharpness ratio.

credited. my bubbling pencils, I write that 20 times each, games pencils just like 5 times to take a bit of the edge off.

[tmon]

No no no no. Mirado Black Warriors FTW:



The hearts up top lull everyone into a false sense of security, but the black, smooth finish says "I'm here for business."

EDIT: and the doily beneath it....no idea.

[soj]

No no no no. Mirado Black Warriors FTW:

Also credited. I used one of these in high school and was pissed when I lost it.

[Bashy]

No no no no. Mirado Black Warriors FTW:



The hearts up top lull everyone into a false sense of security, but the black, smooth finish says "I'm here for business."

EDIT: and the doily beneath it....no idea.

This is clearly the correct answer.

[ttf1867]

Dammit I was so excited to get in here and talk about pencils. So was this guy: http://pencilgrinder.wordpress.com/2008 ... hb-part-1/

[FantasticMrFox]

that reminds me of elementary school...

[Rheastoria]

Dammit I was so excited to get in here and talk about pencils. So was this guy: http://pencilgrinder.wordpress.com/2008 ... hb-part-1/

That was hilarious! I don't think I know of anyone who checks how centered the lead is in a pencil.

[westinghouse60]

No no no no. Mirado Black Warriors FTW:



The hearts up top lull everyone into a false sense of security, but the black, smooth finish says "I'm here for business."

EDIT: and the doily beneath it....no idea.

This could have been taken at my house. I'm 99% sure we have the same doily lying over a table with the same color/finish. However, Ticonderogas FTW.

[Deuce]

No no no no. Mirado Black Warriors FTW:



The hearts up top lull everyone into a false sense of security, but the black, smooth finish says "I'm here for business."

EDIT: and the doily beneath it....no idea.

This is clearly the correct answer.

Went out and got a pack of these the day before the exam, so awesomely pre-sharpened n such.

[cnyltiak]

This eraser, pure awesome:

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Also, highlighting seriously effed up my test booklet because the paper was so thin.